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Anchovy Pasta

May 14, 2020 by Piia Leave a Comment

Recipe in Finnish / Resepti suomeksi

I was once again looking for quick meal inspiration on the internet and came across Nigella Lawson’s Gemelli With Anchovies recipe. The recipe sounded interesting and especially the anchovies! I haven’t cooked anything with anchovies before and I don’t think the children have ever had anchovies before this either. I decided to be “brave” and gave the recipe a go.  Well, the whole family enjoyed it and the recipe became a part of our, if not weekly, at least monthly staples. It is our youngest who keeps asking for this one!

The original recipe has dry vermouth and mascarpone in it. I never have vermouth in my pantry and prefer creme fraiche to mascarpone in this recipe. So here is the way I make anchovy pasta.

This is a fairly large recipe that feeds our family of 5. So if are you cooking for a smaller crew you can half the ingredients.

Anchovy Pasta

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Ingredients
  

  • 400-500 g pasta (penne or fusilli)
  • water
  • salt
  • 1 onion
  • 1 glove garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 80 g anchovy fillets
  • 500 g cherry or small plum tomatoes
  • 400 g creme fraiche or soured cream
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Start cooking the pasta according to the instructions in the packet. While it's cooking prepare your sauce.
  • Chop the onion and garlic. Add oil to a pan and sauté the garlic and onion in the pan until they are soft.
  • Add the anchovies and keep mixing on a medium heat until they have dissolved into the oil and onion mixture.
  • Add the tomatoes and keep stirring once in a while until they start to soften. You can also close the pan with a lid and leave everything simmer for a little while. This way the tomatoes soften little quicker.
  • Remember to check on the pasta! You don't want it over done. Once it is al dente drain it and leave it to the side.
  • Once the tomatoes are soft in your pan, add the creme fraiche and mix it in.
  • Combine the pasta and the sauce. Add parsley, mix and sprinkle with parmesan.

Filed Under: Fish, Main meals Tagged With: anchovy, pasta

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