Pasta con sarde from ellen_fremedom

[crafty_packrat]

Pasta Con Sarde via ellen_fremedon

Ingredients
4 oz can of sardines packed in olive oil
1 small fennel
1 bunch spring onions or 2 shallots or 1 medium onion
2 tablespoons minced galic
1/c cup of golden raisins, dried currants, raisin or other dried fruit
1 small lemon
pinch of saffron
3 cups dried pasta -- penne or rotini preferred
Hard Italian-style cheese -- Parmesan or Tomme

Directions

1. Start the water boiling for the pasta. Open the can of sardines and drain the olive oil into a skillet and turn it to medium heat.


2. Use a mandoline to shave the fennel into the skillet. Add chopped onions and minced garlic.


3. When onion has softened, add raisins and zest lemon into skillet. Add juice of one or both halves of the lemon. If water has boiled, begin cooking pasta.


4. Bloom saffron and add it to skillet. Lower temperature to medium-low and let simmer.


5. Shred sardines and add to skillet.


6. When pasta is finished, drain, and add to skillet. Toss sardines and vegetables with pasta.


7. Grate cheese to taste, then serve.

This can easily be doubled, and is pretty tasty. I think I'll see about planting some fennel in the garden so that I have some on hand easily.