Spaghetti al Sugo di Tonno

Name: Spaghetti al Sugo di Tonno (Spaghetti with Tuna Sauce)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a first course, or 3 as a main course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 185 g can of tuna, drained; ½ garlic clove; ½ dried chilli; 2 anchovy fillets; a large bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 egg, beaten lightly; 90 ml (3 fl oz) extra-virgin olive oil; 375 g (12 oz) spaghetti

Spaghetti with Tuna Sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a first course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Pasta-lover's Cookbook

By Anna Del Conte

Published 1994

About

Ingredients

185 g can of tuna, drained
½ garlic clove
½ dried chilli

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Starter
Pescatarian
Pasta
Mediterranean

Method

Put the tuna, garlic, chilli, anchovies and parsley in a food processor. Process for 15 seconds and then add the egg through the funnel. Keep the machine running while adding the oil. Transfer to a serving bowl and keep warm in a low oven.
Cook the pasta according to pack instructions until al dente. Before draining it, scoop out a mugful of the pasta water