Fried Noodles and Eggs (Apulia)

Pasta

Ingredients

Cooked noodles - 1 1/2 - 2 cups

Eggs -6 

Grated parmesan cheese - 6 tbsps

Olive oil

Pork sausage meat - 1 cup

Fresh soft cheese,  sliced - 6 oz

Cut the cold, cooked noodles into small pieces. Beat the eggs with parmesan cheese. Stir this into the noodles and mix well.

Heat 2-3 tbsps olive oil in a frying pan. Add the sausage meat and saute over a moderate heat, crumbling it with a fork, until well browned. In another, larger frying pan heat a 1/4 cup oil; pour in half the noodle mixture , place pieces of soft cheese on top and spread with the cooked sausage meat. Cover with the remaining noodles.

Fry over a moderate heat until brown and crisp on one side. Then turn out of the pan on to a plate and slide back into the pan to brown the other side. Turn out on to a hot serving dish aand serve at once. Serves 4-6