St Josephs Pasta

1h
Prep Time
60m
Cook Time
2h
Ready In

Recipe: #42422

February 26, 2024



"March 19 is Saint Joseph's Saint day. This is a Sicilian version. The bread crumbs are from him being a carpenter. They used a fennel bulb and fronds, good luck getting that in the hinterlands. I used fennel seeds. Use linguine or spaghetti if you wish."

Original is 8 servings
  • Topping
  • Sauce
  • Pasta

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (313.5 g)
  • Calories 442.8
  • Total Fat - 20 g
  • Saturated Fat - 3.2 g
  • Cholesterol - 4 mg
  • Sodium - 510 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 60.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 7.7 g
  • Sugars - 6.5 g
  • Protein - 8.4 g
  • Calcium - 93 mg
  • Iron - 1.7 mg
  • Vitamin C - 1.4 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Soak raisins in saffron water for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauté pan over moderate heat.

Step 3

Add one clove minced garlic but do not brown.

Step 4

Add the breadcrumbs and cook, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Add pine nuts be careful they burn.

Step 6

Remove the crumbs from the pan and toss with the Parmesan, salt and black pepper to taste.

Pasta:


Step 7

Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil.

Step 8

Add the pasta and cook until al dente, do not drain.

Sauce:


Step 9

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.

Step 10

Add anchovies and stir to dissolve.

Step 11

Add the onions, remaining garlic, and fennel seed.

Step 12

Saute until lightly golden, about 10 minutes.

Step 13

Add the tomato paste.

Step 14

Add about half of the sardines and lightly break them up.

Step 15

Add the raisins and saffron along with their water; season with salt and pepper.

Step 16

Cook the mixture for about 5 minutes.

Step 17

Spoon the cooked pasta directly into pan with a pasta spoon, reserving the pasta water.

Step 18

Stir pasta well to coat with the sauce.

Step 19

Continue to add some of the reserved pasta cooking water if the sauce is too dry.

Step 20

Gently stir in the remaining sardines with the oil.

Step 21

Cook briefly just enough to heat the added sardines.

Step 22

Serve pasta topped with toasted breadcrumb mixture.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

Mia in Germany

This is one of my favourite pasta dishes!! We loved it. No bucatini, though, because I can't find gluten free ones, but it's great with gluten free strozzapreti, too! Thanks for sharing!

5.0

review by:
(16 Mar 2024)

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