Pasta with Anchovy Cream

Name: Pasta with Anchovy Cream
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Bread 4.2 oz; Anchovies in oil 3.5 oz; Pine nuts 1 spoonful; Garlic 1 clove; Parsley to taste; Whole milk 1 cup; Extra virgin olive oil 5 ½ tbsp; Spaghetti 11.3 oz

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Recipe by
Luisa Orizio

Express pastas are our specialty: easy, fast, and super creamy, like this pasta with anchovy cream, a quick dish that is prepared with just a few ingredients that are always available in the pantry and fridge. This enveloping and tasty sauce is made in no time with the mixer, while the spaghetti cooks, optimizing your time in the kitchen. Try this pasta with rustic yet timeless flavors and don't miss other anchovy recipes:

Spaghetti with Anchovies and Breadcrumbs
Anchovy Spaghetti
Bigoli in Sauce
Casarecce with Ricotta, Olives, and Anchovies Cream

INGREDIENTS: Bread 4.2 oz (120 g); Anchovies in oil 3.5 oz (100 g); Pine nuts 1 spoonful; Garlic 1 clove; Parsley to taste; Whole milk 1 cup (70 g); Extra virgin olive oil 5 ½ tbsp (80 g); Spaghetti 11.3 oz (320 g)

Preparation

How to prepare Pasta with Anchovy Cream

To prepare the pasta with anchovy cream, cut the bread into slices 1, separate the crumb from the crust 2. Place the crust in the mixer and blend it coarsely 3.

Once the bread crumbs are ready 4, set them aside 5, and in the same mixer, place the crumb 6.

Add the anchovies, pine nuts 7, parsley, peeled and de-germed garlic, and milk 9.

Finish with the olive oil 10 and blend to get a cream 11. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti 12 and finish preparing the sauce.

In a pan, heat a splash of olive oil and add the bread crumbs 13, sautéing just enough to brown them 14, and transfer them to a bowl. In the same pan, add the anchovy cream 15.

Thin with a small ladle of cooking water 16, heat over low heat and stir 17. Once ready, drain the spaghetti here 18, being sure to reserve the cooking water.

Thin further with cooking water, adjusting based on the consistency of the sauce 19. Sauté the pasta for a few more moments to flavor it 20. Serve the pasta with anchovy cream hot, garnishing the plates with chopped parsley and toasted bread crumbs 21.