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Introduction

This is definitely my favorite recipe for a quick-and-easy pasta with a lot of flavor. I love how the briny anchovies balance out with the richness of the walnuts and make a unified dish. I usually go for an extra pinch of red pepper flakes, too - Max.

This is definitely my favorite recipe for a quick-and-easy pasta with a lot of flavor. I love how the briny anchovies balance out with the richness of the walnuts and make a unified dish. I usually go for an extra pinch of red pepper flakes, too - Max.

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Ingredients

Serves: 4-6

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  • ¼ cup walnuts
  • salt
  • 1 pound dried linguine
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic (crushed but left whole)
  • 6 anchovy fillets
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more to taste)
  • ¼ cup fresh italian parsley (chopped)
  • ½ lemon
  • 30 grams walnuts
  • salt
  • 500 grams dried linguine
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic (crushed but left whole)
  • 6 anchovy fillets
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more to taste)
  • 7 grams fresh flatleaf parsley (chopped)
  • ½ lemon

Method

Linguine With Anchovies, Parsley and Walnuts is a guest recipe by Max and Eli Sussman so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe

  1. Put the walnuts in a dry frying pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and slightly darkened, about 5 minutes. Immediately pour onto a clean kitchen towel; the nuts can burn easily. Chop and set aside.
  2. Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until just short of al dente, or 1 minute less than the package directions for al dente.
  3. While the linguine is cooking, in the frying pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the garlic clove and toast until golden brown; discard the garlic. Add the anchovy fillets, crush them into the oil with the back of a spoon, and cook until fragrant, 2-3 minutes.
  4. When the linguine is ready, drain well, reserving ¼ cup (2 fl oz / 60ml) of the cooking water. Add the linguine to the frying pan along with the red pepper flakes and half of the toasted walnuts. Toss and stir over low heat until the pasta is well coated with oil and all the ingredients are evenly distributed. If the pasta appears dry, sprinkle in some of the reserved cooking water and toss again. Add the parsley and a squeeze of lemon immediately before plating. Toss one more time, divide among plates, garnish with the remaining walnuts, and serve right away.
  1. Put the walnuts in a dry frying pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and slightly darkened, about 5 minutes. Immediately pour onto a clean kitchen towel; the nuts can burn easily. Chop and set aside.
  2. Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until just short of al dente, or 1 minute less than the package directions for al dente.
  3. While the linguine is cooking, in the frying pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the garlic clove and toast until golden brown; discard the garlic. Add the anchovy fillets, crush them into the oil with the back of a spoon, and cook until fragrant, 2-3 minutes.
  4. When the linguine is ready, drain well, reserving ¼ cup (2 fl oz / 60ml) of the cooking water. Add the linguine to the frying pan along with the red pepper flakes and half of the toasted walnuts. Toss and stir over low heat until the pasta is well coated with oil and all the ingredients are evenly distributed. If the pasta appears dry, sprinkle in some of the reserved cooking water and toss again. Add the parsley and a squeeze of lemon immediately before plating. Toss one more time, divide among plates, garnish with the remaining walnuts, and serve right away.

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FAQs

Why add anchovies to pasta? ›

In Italian cooking, anchovies are extremely common. They don't add so much of a "fishy" taste as much as a salty, umami punch of flavor. For that, I always keep anchovy paste, oil or filets on hand to give pasta dishes like this a boost of flavor.

Why do people cook with anchovies? ›

Recipes often call for cooking anchovies until they "melt," i.e. disappear into the fat: They imbue the finished product with a jolt of umami—a why's-this-so-good-deliciousness—that doesn't taste at all "like the sea."

Should you cook canned anchovies? ›

By cooking anchovies, they tend to melt into other ingredients, thus losing their faint fishy flavor and spreading a rich, savory flavor to the rest of the dish. Throw a few fillets in with your simmering aromatics when you're cooking a homemade tomato sauce, like marinara or pizza sauce.

Do you rinse canned anchovies? ›

Rinse salt-packed anchovies thoroughly under cold water before using them to get rid of the excess salt.

Are anchovies good or bad for you? ›

Anchovies have many vitamins and minerals that provide major health benefits. They are best known as a source of omega-3 fatty acids, which promote brain and heart health. Anchovies also have selenium, which, if eaten regularly, may reduce the risk of some types of cancer.

How do Italians eat anchovies? ›

Anchovies are often eaten on toast with good olive oil (or butter), fried, baked, added to sauces, cured with lemon juice, etc.

What do anchovies go well with? ›

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  • Spaghetti with anchovy, chilli and breadcrumbs. ...
  • Kale and anchovy fiorentina pizzas. ...
  • Purple sprouting broccoli with anchovy sauce. ...
  • Roast anchovy butter lamb with boulangere new potatoes. ...
  • Salsa verde. ...
  • Broccoli salad with anchovies and eggs. ...
  • Caesar salad.

Should I put anchovies in my spaghetti sauce? ›

Despite their reputation, anchovies are not overpowering, at least once cooked. Used with garlic as the start of a fast pasta sauce, they dissolve almost instantly and add a mysteriously meaty complexity that makes the sauce seem as if it had simmered for hours.

Why add anchovies to sauce? ›

They add further oomph to briny and intense pasta sauces. But that doesn't mean anchovies don't have more subtle applications—they'd also be totally at home in a pasta salad with pesto, creamy mushrooms baked with sausage and rotini or the filling for these homemade tortellini.

Do Italians put anchovies in their sauce? ›

Italians are more likely to mince up an anchovy or two and use it in their sauce, rather than fish sauce. You can find fish sauce in Italy, I'm sure, and there might be more than a few people adding a dash or two to their pasta sauces. It's not a bad idea, but the anchovy is more traditional.

What is so special about anchovies? ›

Anchovies have many vitamins and minerals that provide major health benefits. They are best known as a source of omega-3 fatty acids, which promote brain and heart health. Anchovies also have selenium, which, if eaten regularly, may reduce the risk of some types of cancer.

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