Sardine pasta

Name: Sardine pasta
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti or penne; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 garlic clove, smashed; 1 tbsp salted capers, rinsed; 2 anchovy fillets; 400g can tomatoes, drained and chopped; 1 tsp sugar; 300g can sardines or tuna, drained freshly; ground pepper; 1 tbsp pine nuts, toasted; 1 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped

Jill Dupleix

February 20, 2020

easyTime:< 30 minsServes:4

Some nights, good family food is found in the kitchen cupboards: this dish calls for pasta, capers, anchovies and canned sardines and tomatoes.

Ingredients

400g spaghetti or penne
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, smashed
1 tbsp salted capers, rinsed
2 anchovy fillets
400g can tomatoes, drained and chopped
1 tsp sugar
300g can sardines or tuna, drained freshly
ground pepper
1 tbsp pine nuts, toasted
1 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped

Method

Step 1
Cook the pasta in a large pot of simmering salted water until al dente. Heat the olive oil in a frypan over low heat and add the garlic, capers and anchovy fillets, stirring. Add the tomatoes and sugar, stirring well, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 2
When the pasta is almost ready, drain the sardines and roughly chop. Add to the sauce, season with pepper and gently heat through. Set aside a cup of pasta water, drain the pasta well and toss with the sauce, adding enough reserved water to keep everything saucy, but not swimming. Scatter with pine nuts and parsley and serve.