Le Ricette
Sicilian-style Mezzani with Sardines
di Academia Barilla

PREPARATION TIME
45 min
45 min

DIFFICULTY
Easy
Easy

TYPE
First course
First course
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Ingredients for 4 people
1 box cut mezzani pasta (or ziti)
7 ounces sardines
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 sprigs wild fennel
2 cloves garlic
1 chopped onion
3 oz salt-packed anchovies (rinsed) 1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon pine nuts
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 pinch saffron
Salt and pepper to taste
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Ziti
Try Barilla's Ziti from our Classic Blue Box pastas. This popular tube pasta is great with light sauces or in baked casserole dishes.
Try Barilla's Ziti from our Classic Blue Box pastas. This popular tube pasta is great with light sauces or in baked casserole dishes.


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| ORIGINAL INGREDIENT | ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENT | QUANTITY |
|---|---|---|
| Mezzani Sardi | Ziti | 14 ounces |
Preparation 5 minutes preparation + 40 minutes cooking

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wide pan over medium heat and sauté 2 peeled garlic cloves, a few tablespoons of cold water, 1 pinch of saffron (dissolved in a very small amount of water), salt and pepper. Cook for about 4 minutes.

Wash, bone and fillet sardines and add, cooking for 5 more minutes. Remove from the heat, discard garlic cloves and set aside. Soak raisins in warm water for 20 minutes and drain. Wash, clean and bone anchovies. Crush them in a mortar with parsley and a ladleful of warm water.

Heat the remaining oil in a pan, sauté remaining peeled garlic clove and finely chopped onion until golden. Add chopped wild fennel, raisins, pine nuts and the anchovy/parsley mixture. Cook over moderate heat for 5 minutes.

Boil pasta in plenty of salted water according to package directions. Drain and arrange in a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Cover with a layer of sauce and sardines and continue this process, ending with a layer of sauce. Alternative pasta shape: Rotini.
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Try Barilla's Ziti from our Classic Blue Box pastas. This popular tube pasta is great with light sauces or in baked casserole dishes.
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