Pasta With Sardine Sauce (pasta Con Sardine Siciliano)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb sardine fillet
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/8 cup seedless raisin (optional)
• 1 sprig fresh oregano (dried herbs may be used)
• 5 fresh basil leaves (dried herbs may be used)
• parmesan cheese (fresh is best) or romano cheese, grated (fresh is best)
• salt and pepper
• 1 lb pasta

Recipe

• 1 cut fish into 1" pieces.
• 2 saute garlic in olive oil over medium heat until golden.
• 3 add sardines and continue to saute and stir until almost a paste (approximately 7 minutes).
• 4 add tomato paste and 3 to 5 tomato paste cans of water to the fish and bring to boil.
• 5 add herbs (leaves only)and raisins.
• 6 reduce heat, add salt and pepper; simmer until thick.
• 7 place cold water into large pot and start to the boil.
• 8 boil pasta until al dente, drain and toss with sauce.
• 9 serve with grated cheese on the side.