Pasta with Anchovy Cream: recipe cheap and easy…
PASTA WITH ANCHOVIES CREAM and fried bread a recipe that may sound difficult but actually to prepare it took me about 10 minutes and with all the ingredients I already had in the house without even going to the grocery store but served to a couple of our friends who arrived at the last minute and also stayed for dinner.
Ingredients :
For the anchovy cream:
- 3.5 oz (100g) oil-packed anchovies
- 1.8 oz (50g) bread
- 1/3 cup (70ml) milk
- 3.5 tablespoons (50ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts
- 1 garlic clove
For the pasta:
- 12.7 oz (360g) pasta
- 2.1 oz (60g) bread
- Fresh parsley
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt
How to make Pasta with Anchovy Cream:
- Drain the anchovies in oil from the oil in the jar and place them in a blender.
- Add the pine nuts, garlic clove peeled and stripped of its central core, parsley, and chopped bread.
- Start blending. Add the extra virgin olive oil and continue blending. Also add the milk and blend until smooth.
- Crumble the bread leaving some larger ones and some smaller ones.
- Heat two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a skillet and brown the bread crumbs over high heat until golden brown.
- Remove the toasted bread crumbs from the pan and keep them aside.
- Cook the pasta in plenty of lightly salted water.
- Drain the pasta al dente directly into the pan with the anchovy cream.
- Stir and mix all the pasta.
- Serve on plates with the toasted bread crumbs and freshly chopped parsley.
Bon Appétit!
