'Tale of two fishes' spaghetti, tuna and anchovy recipeSTEPS 5 INGREDIENTS 8 TIME 20 MINS
Not only that, but this pasta meal is a cinch to cook – with just 5 steps in all and 8 ingredients (two of which are – duh! - olive oil and salt). Best of all, unlike some similar dishes, this anchovy recipe actually requires very few anchovies (just 4 of these to serve 2 people), so you can save cash by buying the smallest pack or tin in the store. Enough talk then, let’s hit the kitchen and feed our brains… Serves 2 Ingredients: (For a printable PDF shopping list click here, or right-click this link and choose 'Save target/link as' to save the list for later.) 200g/7oz spaghetti 150g/5oz fresh tuna fillets or tinned tuna flakes/chunks 4 fresh (or tinned) anchovies 1 clove of garlic 1 tablespoon (20g/0.7oz) of capers Half a 400g/14oz tin of chopped tomatoes Salt Extra virgin olive oil Equipment Frying pan STEP 1 - First, preparation and garlic browning. - Make sure your capers are rinsed and no longer covered in salt (otherwise your creation will be way too salty!). - Chop the ends off the garlic. Peel it and chop it into quarters. - Using a medium heat hob, fry these garlic chunks in half a pan of olive oil, until the garlic turns light brown. When done, throw the garlic chunks in the bin (they're not nice to crunch).
STEP 2 - Drop the 4 anchovies into the same oily frying pan and fry for 2-3 minutes until these dissolve and turn to paste.STEP 3 - Add the capers and the tuna. Tip: If you have any white wine lying around, you can also add quarter of a glass now. Simmer for 7 minutes. (If using tuna fillet steak, gradually break it up into smaller chunks with a spoon or fork.) When 7 mins is up, take the pan off the heat while we get the spaghetti going. STEP 4 - Boil a kettle and get your large pan full of bubbling, boiling water. Then drop in the spaghetti - taking note of the cooking time on its packet. - While the spaghetti is cooking, move the frying pan back onto a medium hob and add in the chopped tomatoes. Fry and stir the whole sauce mixture for 4-5 minutes more. STEP 5 - When the pasta is ready, drain this and drop it into the frying pan. Mix and stir it all through for a minute, then serve. Done!
Serve with white wine (Wine.com has a good Italian selection here New! CommentsHave your say about this page! Just add a comment in the box below. |
