Do make your own sundried tomatoes during the summer months that tomatoes are really sweet and enjoy throughout the year. Sweet from the tomatoes, tangy from the capers, nutty from the pine nuts and umami from the anchovies!
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Sundried Tomatoes Pasta
Servings: 6 People
Ingredients
- 500 g Pasta , Rigatoni or even tagliatelle, linguine
- 25 Sundried Tomatoes , homemade (here is the recipe), roughly chopped, do not drain, set the oil aside, about 8 tbsp
- 75 g Pine Nuts
- 6 Anchovies , fillets in olive oil, drained and chopped
- 2 tbsp Capers , berries only, brined ones, roughly chopped
- 3 Cloves Garlic , thinly sliced
- 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
- 3 tbsp fresh Oregano , roughly chopped
- 50 g Parmigiano Reggiano , plus more for serving
- 5 Litres Water
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Take a high walled pan and place on high heat. Add the pine nuts and roast until golden brown while tossing frequently. Remove from the pan and keep aside
- Use the same pan and place over medium heat, wait for a minute or so to heat up and then pour 2 tbsp of the sundried tomatoes oil and allow to heat up. A minute later add the anchovies, stir with a wooden spoon until they dissolve.
- Add the rest of the oil, about 6 tbsp, heat up again and add the capers along with the garlic and sauté for 30”. Add the sundried tomatoes, season with the salt and pepper and sauté for about 2’ more.
- In the meantime, in a large pot bring the water to a boil on high heat adding a generous amount of salt. Add the pasta, stirring occasionally so as not to stick and cook according to suggested time on the box of the pasta less 1½’. Reserve 1 cup of cooking water.
- Strain the pasta and return to the pan with the tomatoes. Pour ½ cup of the reserved water and cook for an extra minute while mixing well.
- Toss in the pine nuts and the oregano, remove from the heat, serve in a flat dish, sprinkle the parmesan and serve.
