Linguine With Orange And Anchovy 1This pasta reminds me of summertime, with its lovely scent of orange and mint.  It’s a recipe that can only be made in small portions, so don’t try to increase the measures in this recipe. It’s my friend Makana’s favorite pasta, and I made it for his birthday just a few weeks ago.

Ingredients

  • 400 grams of spaghetti or linguine
  • ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, smashed
  • Approximately 200 grams (0.4 pounds) of chopped anchovies, preferably the anchovies preserved in salt
  • The pulp from 2 oranges – no seeds, peel, or pith. The best tool for this task is a grapefruit segmenter tool, because it allows you to obtain the fruit without any of the skin around it.  I personally use a special citrus knife, but found this great little tool online: the Zyliss Twist & Scoop Grapefruit tool – https://www.zyliss.com/store/products/zyliss-twist-scoop-grapefruit-tool-e910033u.htm
  • 1 handful of freshly chopped mint, minced
  • 1 handful of plain breadcrumbs (please avoid those with “Italian spices”)
  • ¼ cup Cointreau

Preparation

  1. Prep all of your ingredients so that you can work quickly.
  2. While you are cooking the spaghetti or linguine, start cooking the sauce.
  3. Pour ½ cup of extra virgin Italian olive oil into a skillet and add the smashed garlic clove. On medium heat, gently sauté the garlic until it becomes golden and remove it from the skillet.
  4. Add the chopped anchovy filets to the skillet for about 2 minutes, the anchovy will dissolve  into a fine creamy texture in the oil.
  5. Add the orange slices, mixing them well with the olive oil and anchovy.
  6. Add the breadcrumbs and Cointreau, continuing to mix with a wooden spoon. The texture of the sauce should be creamy. As soon as the sauce turns from liquid begins to thick/creamy, remove the skillet from the heat.
  7. Pour the sauce into a large bowl, then add the pasta. Add the minced mint to the bowl, and gently combine all the ingredients.
  8. Serve immediately, and enjoy!

Italiano: Spaghetti in salsa d’arancio (meglio pasta d’Italia 2000)

 Per 4 persone, 400g di spaghetti o linguine

  • 120 ml. di olio d’oliva
  • 1 spicchio d’aglio schiacciato
  • Circa 200 g di alici sotto sale, sciacquate e da cui avrete rimosso la spina centrale, a pezzettini.
  • 2 arance –polpa solo, niente semi niente buccia o bianco
  • 1 pugno di menta tritata
  • 1 pugno di pane grattugiato
  • 60 ml Cointreau

Preparazione

  1. Soffriggere aglio nell’olio, toglierlo come diventa dorato.
  2. Aggiungere i filetti di alici tritate, fuoco medio alto, circa 2 minuti.
  3. Appena diventano una crema aggiungere le arance a pezzetti, mischiare e aggiungere il pan grattato e il Cointreau (per carità, non usate il Gran Marnier!).
  4. Appena il liquido si ritira e il tutto è una crema, ma ancora un po’ liquida non completamente asciutta, spegnere e rimuovere la padella dal fornello caldo.
  5. Mischiare la pasta in questo ben di Dio aggiungere la menta a pezzettini e buon appetito