Maccheroni alla Chitarra alla Molisana

Name: Maccheroni alla Chitarra alla Molisana (Square spaghetti with Molisan sauce)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150 g Parma ham or other raw cured ham, finely diced; 150 g Parma ham or other raw cured ham, finely diced; 1 onion, very finely sliced; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; ½-1 red chilli (to taste), chopped; 50 ml red wine; 8 basil leaves, torn; 3 tbsp coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 150 g polpa di pomodoro or chunky passata; 150 g polpa di pomodoro or chunky passata; 400 g maccheroni or spaghetti alla chitarra; 400 g maccheroni or spaghetti alla chitarra; 2 tbsp olive oil; 60 g butter; salt and pepper; salt and pepper

Square spaghetti with Molisan sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio's Italia

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2005

About

Ready-made maccheroni alla chitarra or square spaghetti is available, but you can make your own (see note). The Molisan sauce doesn’t take much longer than the pasta to cook.

Ingredients

400 g maccheroni or spaghetti alla chitarra
salt and pepper
60 g

Europe
Italy
Pasta

Method

For the pasta, put a large pan of salted water on to boil.

For the sauce, heat the butter and olive oil in a pan and gently fry the onion with the garlic until soft. Add the ham and sauté briefly, then add the basil, parsley, chilli and wine. Cook for 3 minutes, then add the tomato pulp and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for a further 3 minutes, then the sauce is ready.