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Pasta with Sardines

Pasta with Sardines

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Pasta with sardines is a traditional dish of Sicilian cuisine. The sardines are mixed with wild fennel, pine nuts, raisins, and toasted almonds to create a rich and tasty sauce. It is then combined with bucatini pasta. This recipe is highly appreciated for its unique flavor and the balance between sweet and salty tastes.

Difficulty: Medium
Cooking: 30 min
Preparation: 20 min
Country: Italia

Ingredients

No. Servings
  • Wild fennel1,000G
  • Sardines500G
  • Bucatini pasta600G
  • Chopped onions2
  • Salted anchovies6
  • Pine nuts50G
  • Sultana raisins50G
  • Toasted chopped almonds50G
  • Saffron1Pinch
  • Olive oilto taste
  • Saltto taste
  • Pepperto taste

Preparation

  1. STEP 1 OF 9

    Boil the fennel in salted water, drain them and keep the water which will be used to cook the bucatini

  2. STEP 2 OF 9

    Remove the bones and heads from the sardines

  3. STEP 3 OF 9

    In a saucepan, sauté the chopped fennel with the onion, desalted anchovies, a bit of pepper, pine nuts, saffron diluted in a little water, and sultana raisins rehydrated in warm water, then add half of the sardines

  4. STEP 4 OF 9

    When the sardines are browned, mix everything until you get a smooth sauce

  5. STEP 5 OF 9

    Cook the bucatini in the fennel water

  6. STEP 6 OF 9

    Drain them al dente and place them in a baking dish with two-thirds of the sauce, mix well

  7. STEP 7 OF 9

    In a pan with a little oil and the remaining third of the sauce, cook the remaining sardines

  8. STEP 8 OF 9

    Pour everything over the bucatini and sprinkle with chopped almonds

  9. STEP 9 OF 9

    Place the baking dish in a very hot oven for about ten minutes and gratinate the contents

Suggestions

  • Pan

  • Saucepan

  • Colander

General Information

Origin

Italia, Sicilia

Analysis

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Macronutrients (100 gr)

Energy (kcal)146.18
Carbohydrates (g)19.75
of which Sugars (g)3.27
Fat (g)3.36
of which Saturates (g)0.46
Protein (g)9.62
Fiber (g)1.79
Sale (g)0.06
  • Proteins
    9.62g·28%
  • Carbohydrates
    19.75g·57%
  • Fats
    3.36g·10%
  • Fibers
    1.79g·5%