PASTA CON LE SARDE (SICILIAN PASTA WITH SARDINES) RECIPE
A classic pasta from Palermo in Siciliy, pasta con le sarde (pasta with sardines) is unlike just about any other Italian pasta dish. Heavily influenced by the cooking of Arabs that ruled Sicily more than a thousand years ago, it features long bucatini or spaghetti in a slick, luscious, and fragrant sauce made from onions, fennel, raisins, pine nuts, anchovies, sardines, and saffron. Instead of cheese, toasted and seasoned bread crumbs grace the plate.
Provided by Daniel Gritzer
Categories Mains Quick Dinners
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Mince half the fennel fronds and reserve the other half whole.
- Add pine nuts and sardines and cook, stirring, until sardines are just barely cooked through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente, then drain, reserving at least 1 cup pasta cooking water.
- Transfer pasta to skillet along with 1/4 cup pasta cooking water. Return skillet to medium-high heat and cook, stirring and tossing, until pasta is well coated in sauce and any excess liquid has cooked off. Drizzle on some fresh olive oil (don't be shy) along with the minced fennel fronds, and toss well. Season with salt. Add a very small handful of bread crumbs and toss once more.
- If at any point the pasta becomes too dry, add additional pasta cooking water in 1/4-cup increments, and toss to loosen and moisten (you can also drizzle on more olive oil as desired). The noodles should be slick and glossy with a sheen of sauce, but not sitting in a watery puddle.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 749 kcal, Carbohydrate 59 g, Cholesterol 146 mg, Fiber 6 g, Protein 38 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 720 mg, Sugar 13 g, Fat 40 g, ServingSize Serves 4, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
SARDINIAN PAPASSINI COOKIES
Sardinian holiday cookies.
Provided by Jennifer Santana
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h15m
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Dilute thawed orange juice concentrate with water.
- Cut butter into flour until texture resembles coarse crumbs. Add walnuts, white sugar, raisins, orange juice mixture, orange zest, and salt; mix together with your hands. Add more flour as needed until dough is not sticky.
- Roll dough on a floured board into a square shape. Cut into diamond shapes or squares. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in batches the preheated oven until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar and milk in a bowl. Frost cookies and add sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.3 calories, Carbohydrate 28.2 g, Cholesterol 16.4 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 60.9 mg, Sugar 14.3 g
BOLOGNA CUPS WITH MASHED POTATOES
Fried bologna cups filled with mashed potatoes and then topped with cheese. My mom used to make these for us as a quick dinner and they were always a hit. It is simple to make and kids love them!
Provided by j-beena
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cook mashed potatoes and set aside.
- Place a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Fry each piece of bologna by placing into skillet and cooking one side until desired doneness and then flipping and cooking the other side. *Important* Do NOT cut the bologna so that it will lie flat. You want the bologna to create a "bowl" as it cooks.
- Once bologna is cooked, remove from skillet, blot excess grease off with paper towel and place onto a serving plate.
- Spoon a servings worth of mashed potatoes into each bologna bowl and top with a slice of Velveta cheese.
- You may microwave the bologna / mashed potatoe cups just long enough to reheat the potatoes and to melt the cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.8, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 22.4, Sodium 419.7, Carbohydrate 2.7, Sugar 2.3, Protein 4.6
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