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Pasta con sarde a mare - 'pasta with sardines at sea'
A classic, frugal Sardinian pasta dish that's full of flavor.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 659 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 bulb fennel small, lots of fronds approx 300g, roughly chop, boil in lightly salted water. Reserve water for pasta
- 2 tablespoon pine nuts 18g - lightly dry fried to toast
- 1 oz bread 30g (1 small slice), made into crumbs
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic large, crushed or finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon raisins 22g
- 4 tablespoon tomato paste
- 4 anchovy fillets finely chopped
- 7 oz pasta 200g - bucatini if pos or spaghetti, cooked in water from fennel
- 4 tablespoon water from pasta added to the sauce, approx
Instructions
- Trim the top and bottom from the fennel and roughly chop. Place it in a pan of water with a little salt, bring to a boil then reduce the het to a simmer. Cook until the fennel is tender, around 10 minutes. Remove the fennel from the water but reserve the pan of water. Allow the fennel to cool slightly before chopping finely.
- While the fennel is cooking, toast the pine nuts in a dry skillet/frying pan until just slightly colored and set aside. Use the same pan to toast the breadcrumbs until dry and slightly browned. Set aside and mix through the sugar.
- Warm the oil in a medium skillet/frying pan and add the garlic. Cook for a minute then add the fennel, pine nuts, raisins, tomato paste and anchovies. Cook over a medium heat, stirring regularly, while you cook the pasta.
- Cook the pasta in the water from cooking the fennel until al dente.
- Add around ¼cup/4tbsp of the pasta water to the fennel sauce to loosen then add the cooked pasta and mix well so it is well coated by the sauce.
- Serve with the breadcrumbs scattered over the top.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
659kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
110g
(37%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Sodium
407mg
(17%)
Potassium
1270mg
(36%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
645IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
22.4mg
(25%)
Calcium
121mg
(12%)
Iron
4.8mg
(27%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 659
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 659kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 110g | 37% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 407mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 1270mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 645IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 22.4mg | 25% |
| Calcium | 121mg | 12% |
| Iron | 4.8mg | 27% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.