Spaghetti With Heirloom Tomatoes Basil And Bottarga Breadcrumbs Recipes

Steps:

• Finely chop 5 garlic cloves. In medium skillet, heat 1/4 cup olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add breadcrumbs and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 5 minutes; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Generously salt boiling water and add pasta. Cook until still very firm, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large high-sided skillet, heat remaining 1/4 cup oil over medium-high heat. Crush remaining 4 garlic cloves and add to skillet along with capers and raisins; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add preserved lemon, chicken stock, lemon juice, butter, Aleppo pepper, and a pinch of salt.
• Bring to a simmer and add pasta. Cook, stirring often, until the pasta is al dente, about 3 minutes; remove from heat. Stir in pine nuts, parsley, grated Parmesan, and bottarga.
• Garnish with reserved breadcrumb mixture. Shave over parmesan and bottarga. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Blanch the tomatoes and remove the skins. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Cut the tomatoes crosswise. Set aside in a bowl.
• Heat 3 ounces olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until it smokes slightly. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. Since the tomatoes will reduce and the salt will be concentrated, it is better to season initially with a lighter hand.
• Chop the tomatoes with a potato masher until they are in fine chunks and all their liquid is released. Be sure they are chopped and crushed fine, for a semichunky sauce. Simmer for 25 minutes over medium heat.
• While the sauce simmers, heat the water for the pasta. Cook the spaghetti in salted water about half of the way cooked. Drain, reserving some of the water.
• Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Add the pasta to the sauce and cook over medium-high heat until all the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is al dente. If the sauce is over-reduced, use the pasta cooking liquid to adjust it.
• At the last moment, remove the pan from the heat; add the extra-virgin olive oil, butter, basil and cheese. Mix thoroughly until the pasta is an orangy color. Taste again and adjust the salt if necessary. Remove to a platter. Serve.

Steps:

• Boil the pasta following pack instructions, about 9 mins. Meanwhile, put all the remaining ingredients in a large bowl with plenty of seasoning and toss together. Drain the pasta well, add to the tomato mixture and toss everything together until well mixed.

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil.
• In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish, mix tomatoes, basil, garlic, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and the salt. Roast with top of mixture 4 to 6 inches from heat 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are softened and juices are bubbling.
• In small bowl, mix bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Sprinkle over tomatoes, and return to broiler about 2 minutes or until golden.
• Meanwhile, cook spaghetti as directed on package for minimum cook time (until al dente). Drain spaghetti, and drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spoon roasted tomatoes over spaghetti, and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the tomatoes with the oil, rosemary, bay leaf, garlic and shallots in a roasting tin. Season well and roast for 30-45 mins until the tomatoes are soft, concentrated and spilling their seeds and juices into the olive oil (cover with foil if browning too much). Discard the bay leaf and rosemary.
• While the tomatoes are roasting, make the breadcrumbs. Blitz the stale bread in a food processor. Heat the olive oil over a medium heat, then add the anchovies and cook for a couple of mins until dissolved into the oil. Add the lemon zest and chilli flakes and stir to infuse the oil, then add the breadcrumbs and fry for 4-5 mins until crisp, deeply golden and dry, stirring to make sure they don't catch. Set aside.
• Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling, well-salted water until al dente. Drain, reserving a cup of the pasta water. Place the roasting tin over a low-medium heat on the hob and pour the pasta into the tomato mixture, along with a generous slug of the pasta water. Cook for a couple more mins, shaking the tray and tossing to coat the pasta in the oil and juices. Divide between warm bowls and top with spoonfuls of ricotta and the anchovy breadcrumbs.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Put a large pot of heavily salted water on to boil over high heat.
• Toss the breadcrumbs with 2 tablespoons olive oil, spread them on a baking sheet, and toast 8 to 10 minutes, stirring once or twice, until golden brown.
• Heat a large sauté pan over high heat for 2 minutes. Pour in the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, and add the rosemary and crumbled chiles. Let them sizzle in the oil a minute or so, and then add the sliced onion and thyme. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Turn the heat down to medium, and cook 3 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the garlic, and cook another 3 to 4 minutes, until the onion is translucent and starting to color slightly.
• Drop the pasta in the boiling water.
• Turn the heat under the onions back up to high, and add the tomatoes to the pan with 1 teaspoon salt and some freshly ground black pepper. Stir the tomatoes often, and cook about 8 minutes, until their juices are released and start to reduce.
• When the pasta is al dente, drain it and add it to the tomatoes. Toss well, add the butter, and cook 3 to 4 minutes, to reduce the juices so they coat the noodles well. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and taste. Add the basil, parsley, and half the bottarga to the pan, and toss to combine. Transfer to a large warm pasta bowl or platter. Shower the breadcrumbs over the pasta, and scatter the remaining bottarga shavings on top.