Pasta con Sarde a Mare

Name: Pasta con Sarde a Mare
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 cup sliced onions; 8 anchovy fillets; 1 fennel bulb cooked al dente, julienned; 1 cup basic tomato sauce; 1/4 cup pine nuts; 1/4 cup dried currants; 1/2 cup fresh dill; 8 saffron threads; 1 pound percatelli pasta; Toasted bread crumbs

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
1 cup sliced onions
8 anchovy fillets
1 fennel bulb cooked al dente, julienned
1 cup basic tomato sauce
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup dried currants
1/2 cup fresh dill
8 saffron threads
1 pound percatelli pasta
Toasted bread crumbs

Directions

1

Saute the onions for 5 minutes until soft, add anchovies and cook until dissolved, add fennel, tomato, pine nuts, currants, salt and pepper to taste.
2

Bring to boil, and reduce to simmer.
3

Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, add fresh dill.
4

Meanwhile, cook the pasta al dente, drain and add saffron dissolved in 3 tablespoons of water, let stand for 2 minutes to color the pasta, top with sauce and serve with toasted bread crumbs on top.