Friday 6 December 2013

Spaghetti With Gilthead, CherryTomatoes and Orange Skin




Ingredients (Metric & Imperial) – Party of 4
  • 14 oz (400 g) Spaghetti  
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)
  •  1.1 lb (500 g) cherry tomatoes cut into 4 parts
  •  1/3 Cup (80  ml) White Wine
  •  2 Tablespoon (30 g) Parmigiano cheese (freshly grated)
  • 4 Basil Leaves (for decorations)
  • 1 orange
  • 1 Pinch of salt (for sauce) + 2 tablespoons (for boiling water)
  • 1.5 oz (40g) pitted black olives
  • 6 Gilthead Fillets (cut into thin strips)


Method
  •  Put the olive oil into a nonstick sauce pan. Heat the oil (low heat) and then add garlic and olives.
  •  Once garlic becomes a bit darker, add cherry tomatoes and wine
  • Once cherry tomatoes  start to wilt , put the Gilthead Fillets strips into the pan: they will cook quickly (2-3 min)
  • Grate the orange skin into the pan
  • Boil spaghetti in salted water, according to the instruction of the packet. The right way to cook them is firm to the bite ( “al dente", in Italian).
  • 1-2 minutes before Spaghetti are ready, strain them out of the water (saving a glass of it) and pour it in the pan with high flame, mixing them  with the sauce and ending the cooking time in there:if they become a bit dry, then add a little quantity of cooking water.
Serve them with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan and decorate with orange skin and basil leaves.