Italian
Stroncatura Calabrese
by Cucina con Ruben · 548K subscribers on YouTube
A traditional Calabrian pasta made from the scraps of pasta production, served with a rich sauce of anchovies, black olives, cherry tomatoes, and tuna, topped with crispy breadcrumbs.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
12 items- Stroncatura PastaTraditional Calabrian pasta
- Garlicto taste
- Chili Pepperpreferably Calabrian chili
- Anchovies in Oil
- Black Olivespreferably Calabrian black olives
- Cherry Tomatoescherry tomatoes, or sun-dried depending on season
- Tuna in Oilhigh-quality tuna in oil
- Stale Breadstale bread for the breadcrumb topping
- Parsleyfresh parsley, chopped
- Olive Oilextra virgin olive oil
- Saltto taste
- Capers(optional) — optional, for extra flavor
Method
- Prepare a sauté with garlic and chili pepper in olive oil.
- Add the anchovies in oil and let them dissolve over low heat.
- Finely chop the black olives and add them to the sauté.
- Add the cherry tomatoes, cut into small pieces.
- Cook the stroncatura pasta in boiling salted water.
- Prepare the breadcrumb topping: chop stale bread and toast it in a pan with olive oil and chopped parsley.
- Drain the pasta al dente and toss it in the sauce with a splash of pasta cooking water.
- Add the tuna in oil at the last moment, breaking it into pieces.
- Serve the pasta topped with the crispy breadcrumb mixture.
Cucina con Ruben
Home cookReviewer548K subscribers on YouTube242.9M total channel viewsRuben Bondi - cucina italiana, kosher e giudaico-romana. Diventato noto durante il lockdown cucinando dal balcone a Trastevere.
