Plate of handmade pici pasta with Certaldo onions, Tuscan sausage, and Chianti red wine sauce

Pici with Certaldo Onion, Italian Sausage, and Chianti Wine

11/24/2025

In autumn, the kitchen embraces deeper, heartier flavors — and there’s no better time to bring rich, comforting Tuscan dishes to the table. These hand-rolled pici with Certaldo onion, Tuscan sausage, and Chianti wine are the perfect recipe for the season. Pici, a rustic pasta from Siena, pairs beautifully with a sauce made from some of Tuscany’s most iconic ingredients: the sweet and aromatic Certaldo red onion (a Slow Food Presidium), flavorful Tuscan sausage, and bold, full-bodied Chianti wine, which enhances every bite.

This delicious dish is brought to us by Cesarina Lara from Certaldo, who shares a simple yet incredibly tasty recipe — perfect for a cozy fall Sunday lunch with family gathered around the table.

Cesarina Lara serving cooked pici pasta with Certaldo onions, Tuscan sausage, and Chianti wine; cutting board with pasta and Chianti bottle in background

Plate of handmade pici pasta with Certaldo onions, Tuscan sausage, and Chianti red wine sauce by Cesarina Lara Cesarina Lara

Pici with Certaldo Onion, Italian Sausage, and Chianti Wine

A burst of Tuscan flavors in a dish perfect for the autumn season

DifficultyEasy

Preparation time20m

Cooking time45m

Servings4

€

CostLow

Ingredients

400 g Tuscan sausage
150 g Chianti red wine
30 g grated Tuscan pecorino cheese
250 g pici pasta
200 g Certaldo onion
20 g extra virgin olive oil
Salt to taste

Method

Bring a pot of water to a boil to cook the pici.
Thinly slice the onion.
Remove the sausage casings and crumble the meat with your hands.
In a large pan, add the olive oil and chopped onion, and let it gently stew over low heat for about 15 minutes, until it starts to break down. Add the crumbled sausage and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes.
Once the sausage is cooked, pour in the red wine and let it simmer over low heat until the wine has reduced and evaporated.
When the pici are cooked, drain them and add them to the pan with the sausage and wine sauce.
Toss the pasta well with the sauce. Finish with a generous sprinkle of grated Tuscan pecorino and serve hot.