Recipe

Pasta Burro e Alici (Pasta w/ Anchovy-Butter Sauce)

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Time1 hr
Yield1 portions
Energy460 kcal
Components0
Contents

Ingredients

  • breadcrumb topping
  • 2.5mloil, olive, regular
  • 15gbreadcrumbs
  • 0.25wholelemon zestthe rest added later
  • anchovies & pasta
  • 5gbutter
  • 4peranchovymashed
  • pasta
  • 80gpasta, spaghetti, dried
  • 50mlpasta cooking water
  • 5gbutter
  • 5mllemon juice≈ 5 g lemon juice
  • 0.25wholelemon zest
  • 0.25tspspice, pepper
  • 30mlherb, parsley, fresh≈ 7.8 g herb, parsley, fresh

Instructions

Process

  1. Breadcrumbs:
    1. Heat the oil to medium-low
    2. Add the breadcrumbs
    3. Cook until crisp and golden brown, 4-5 minutes
    4. Remove from heat
    5. Stir in the zest
  2. Pasta / anchovies
    1. Heat the butter over medium-low
    2. Add the anchovies; cook, stirring and breaking them up, until they have dissolved - approx 4 minutes
    3. Reduce to lowest, just to keep warm
    4. Start cooking the pasta
    5. 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.
    6. Continue cooking the pasta until it’s softening but still shy of al dente - 3 minutes less than directed (so 7 minutes for dry pasta). Transfer the pasta to the skillet, reserve remaining cooking water.
    7. 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.
    8. Remove from heat, add the butter/lemon juice/zest. Toss and stir to incorporate/emulsify.
    9. Season with the pepper
    10. Mix in the parsley.
    11. Serve topped with the breadcrumbs.

Nutrition details

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NutritionPer portionBatch total
Calories460460
Protein14.314.3
Carbohydrates70.170.1
Total Sugars2.52.5
Free Sugars0.80.8
Fat12.312.3
Saturated Fat5.95.9
Fibre5.65.6
Alcohol0.00.0
Salt1.11.1
Iron2.712.71
Calcium102102
Vitamin B120.07580.0758
Omega 3104104
Magnesium00
Potassium00
Caffeine00
Cost£0.93£0.93