Photo: Sicilian-Style Sardine Pasta with Bread Crumbs Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
- 1/2 cups flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- Coarse salt and coarse black pepper
- 2 tins sardines, 4 ounces each, drained, boned and chopped
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 pound linguini, fresh or dried, your choice, cooked to al dente in salted water
Directions
To a large skillet preheated over medium heat, add 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 4 turns of the pan, and chopped garlic. When the garlic speaks by sizzling in oil add bread crumbs. Stir bread crumbs until deeply golden in color. Add parsley and a liberal amount of salt and pepper, about 1 teaspoon of each. Transfer bread crumbs to a dish and reserve.
Return skillet to heat and add 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan. Add sardines and red pepper flakes to the pan and saute over medium heat 2 or 3 minutes. Add hot, cooked pasta to the skillet and toss with sardines. Add bread crumbs to the pot and toss thoroughly to combine and evenly distribute the mixture. Taste, to adjust seasonings, and serve.
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By LongTallSally
Georgia
on November 30, 2011
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After a few modifications for personal taste I really like this dish. Since I only make it for one, I used one can of sardines in olive oil and got the $3 can and not the $.99 can. Since it's packed in olive oil I just add it without draining.
I use 1/3 box of noodles, either angel hair or linguine. I never pour the breadcrumbs over the top and just use a small spoonful or two to sprinkle over it as I would sprinkle Parmesan over a pasta dish. Any extra goes into a plastic container. (It's one less step if I make it later in the week or need something crunchy to put over a casserole.
I also add about 1/2 a can of petite diced tomatoes with juices to the sardines, pepper flakes and oil and about 1/4 tsp of dried Italian seasoning while it's cooking. It gave it some great flavor and more moisture.
By honeyporter735_...
Bakersfield, CA
on June 30, 2011
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It was HORRIBLE.
By tsandra1_8708881
beverly hills, CA
on May 27, 2010
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Like other people were saying, this dish was like eating the desert sand. Way too many breadcrumbs. I usually like her Italian and American dishes, but this was a big disappointment.
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