Friday, April 15, 2011

Spaghetti con tonno (spaghetti with tuna)



The quick "Spaghetti con tonno"

You can still eat well even when you don't have very much time. If you do not have very much time you can use canned tuna instead of fresh tuna, as long as the tuna is preserved in olive oil. I use a brand called "Tonno di Genova", but you can use any available brand.
                                                     
Ingredients for one person:
One can of tuna in olive oil
Two large cloves of garlic
4-6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
fresh minced parsley
Fine sea salt
Spaghetti or any other kind of pasta of your liking.
Two tablespoons of grated parmigiano cheese.

                                             
Tuna sauce

Mince the garlic and place it in a small pot together with the extra virgin olive oil. At medium flame, get it to a light golden color and at this point add the entire can of tuna. Salt to taste and let it simmer for about five minutes, towards the end of the five minutes add the fresh parsley, stir and turn the flame off.

 Cooking the pasta

Bring a pot of water (previously salted) to a boil, add the pasta and a small drizzle of oil to prevent the pasta from sticking, stir well. For cooking times, every pasta is different based on its thickness, therefore follow the instructions on the package. The pasta needs to be al dente, drain and mix with the tuna sauce, add two tablespoons of parmigiano while mixing. Serve and enjoy :)

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