Pasta with Sardines

Pasta with Sardines

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The recipe for this classic dish flavored with saffron and sardines is based on one in The Heart of Sicily by Anna Tasca Lanza (Clarkson Potter, 1993). See Recipe »

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Cooking tools:

  • Skillet
  • Paper towel
  • Pot
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Wooden spoon
  • Colander
  • Tongs
  • Serving platter
  • Stove
  • Kitchen scale
  • Plate
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Fork
  • Dredging container

Ingredients

  • 1 1⁄2 lb. cleaned fresh sardine filets (about 50)
  • Semolina flour, for dredging
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 2 medium fennel bulbs, finely chopped, fronds reserved
  • 2 medium yellow onions, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 6 oil-packed anchovy filets, drained and finely chopped
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 3 tbsp. dried currants
  • 3 tbsp. pine nuts
  • 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1⁄4 tsp. saffron
  • Kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 lb. spaghetti

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