Pasta Burro e Alici (Pasta w/ Anchovy-Butter Sauce)
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Time1 hr
Yield1 portions
Energy426 kcal
Components0
Ingredients
- breadcrumb topping
- 2.5mloil, olive, regular
- 15gbreadcrumbs
- anchovies & pasta
- 5gbutter
- 4peranchovy
- 70gpasta, spaghetti, dried
- 5gbutter
- 5mllemon juice≈ 5 g lemon juice
- 1wholelemon zest
- 0.125tspsalt
- 0.25tspspice, pepper
- 30mlherb, parsley, fresh≈ 7.8 g herb, parsley, fresh
Instructions
Process
- Breadcrumbs:
- Heat the oil to medium-low
- Add the breadcrumbs
- Cook until crisp and golden brown, 8-10 minutes
- Set aside
- Pasta / anchovies
- Heat the butter over medium-low
- Add the anchovies; cook, stirring and breaking them up, until they have dissolved - approx 4 minutes
- Reduce to lowest, just to keep warm
- Start cooking the pasta
- After 5 minutes, transfer some cooking water to the anchovies; return to a high heat and bring it to a boil, stirring constantly until it emulsifies - 1-2 minutes. Reduce to low again.
- Continue cooking the pasta until it’s softening but still shy of al dente - 3 minutes less than directed. Transfer the pasta to the skillet, reserve remaining cooking water.
- Increase heat to high and cook, stirring and tossing, until the pasta is al dente and the sauce is thickened and coating the pasta - 2-3 minutes. Add more pasta cooking water as needed.
- Remove from heat, add the butter/lemon juice/zest. Toss and stir to incorporate/emulsify.
- Season with the salt and pepper
- Mix in the parsley.
- Serve topped with the breadcrumbs.
Nutrition details
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| Nutrition | Per portion | Batch total |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 426 | 426 |
| Protein | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Carbohydrates | 63.5 | 63.5 |
| Total Sugars | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Free Sugars | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Fat | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Saturated Fat | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Fibre | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salt | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Iron | 2.57 | 2.57 |
| Calcium | 104 | 104 |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.0758 | 0.0758 |
| Omega 3 | 104 | 104 |
| Magnesium | 0 | 0 |
| Potassium | 0 | 0 |
| Caffeine | 0 | 0 |
| Cost | £1.24 | £1.24 |