Recreating Favorite Italian Dishes Recipes

 

SPAGHETTI allo SCAMMARO

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SPAGHETTI allo SCAMMARO

This simple pasta dish from Naples was created as a way to eat when meat and other expensive ingredients were not available. Despite being a "poor" dish, it has an incredibly rich flavor! The combination of raisins with olives and capers give it a wonderful contrast between sweet and sour.

SPAGHETTI allo SCANMMARO

Serves 2.

For this recipe, you will need:

• 1/4 cup (40g) raisins

• 5 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil (plus extra for drizzling as a topping)

• Bread crumbs (you can use as much as you like, about 1/2 a cup will do but feel free to use more!)

• 1/4 cup (30g) pine nuts

• 1 garlic clove, peeled and cored

• 2 heaping tbsp. capers

• ~10 Kalamata olives, halved

• 5.5 oz. (160g) spaghetti

• Salt

• Fresh parsley, chopped

Place the raisins in a small cup and fill with water so they can soak. Meanwhile, put a large pot of water on to boil.

In a small skillet, add 2 tbsp. olive oil and the breadcrumbs over medium heat. Toast them, stirring frequently, until they begin to turn golden. Set aside for later. 
In a bare skillet, add the pine nuts and toast them over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Set them aside (you can pour them into another dish to reuse the pan).