Fresh tuna pasta all'eoliana from the Aeolian Islands

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Fresh tuna pasta all'eoliana from the Aeolian Islands

This beautiful fresh tuna pasta recipe from the Aeolian Islands with typical Southern Italian ingredients is the perfect way to bring a taste of the Mediterranean to your table.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 400 g tagliatelle or spgahetti
  • 250 g fresh Bluefin tuna or other steak fish
  • 15 piccadilly tomatoes or other sauce tomatoes
  • 15 green or black pitted olives I used taggiasche
  • 1 handful capers salted or in oil
  • 1 handful fresh parsely
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ peperoncino (fresh red chili pepper) you can also use flakes
  • 3-4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • salt for pasta and to taste
  • black pepper to taste
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Instructions

  1. Put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta. Add salt once it starts to boil and bring to the boil again 

In the meantime make the sauce.

  1. Wash the capers well if they have been preserved in salt. Peel and chop the garlic finely. Cut the olives into small slices. Wash the tomatoes and cut them in half. Remove the seeds from the peperoncino and chop into small pieces.
  2. Heat the olive oil over a medium heat in a deep frying pan or skillet. Add the garlic and the tomatoes. When they start to soften, add the capers, the olives and the finely chopped chili pepper. 
  3. Season with a little salt (not too much because the olives and capers are already salty) and cook for 10 minutes to reduce the sauce but without losing the fresh flavour of the ingredients.
  4. Cut the tuna into chunks and chop the parsley. Turn up the heat and add the tuna and parsley to the sauce and cook for another 2 minutes. The tuna must remain a bit pink. 

Finish the dish

  1. Cook the pasta al dente according to the instructions on the packet., Save a little of the pasta cooking water. Then drain the pasta and put it in the pan with the sauce. Mix everything together well, adding a little pasta cooking water if the sauce seems dry. Serve immediately sprinkled with a little chopped parsley.

Notes

  • Traditionally this fresh tuna pasta recipe would be served with spaghetti, although other long pasta types such as linguine, bucatini or fettuccine would work well too!

Nutrition Information

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Calories 674kcal (34%) Carbohydrates 90g (30%) Protein 33g (66%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 12g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 108mg (36%) Sodium 310mg (13%) Potassium 1507mg (43%) Fiber 9g (36%) Sugar 14g (28%) Vitamin A 5328IU (107%) Vitamin C 64mg (71%) Calcium 97mg (10%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 674 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 674kcal 34%
Carbohydrates 90g 30%
Protein 33g 66%
Fat 21g 32%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 12g 60%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 108mg 36%
Sodium 310mg 13%
Potassium 1507mg 32%
Fiber 9g 36%
Sugar 14g 28%
Vitamin A 5328IU 107%
Vitamin C 64mg 71%
Calcium 97mg 10%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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