Pasta with Tomatoes & Anchovy Butter

Pasta with Tomatoes & Anchovy Butter

Great sounding dish. I am looking forward to making this, on my to cook list for sure.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams dry spaghetti, or fettuccine, (1/2 lb)
  • 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 block, (1/2 stick)
  • 2-3 anchovy fillets, in olive oil, drained
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled, sliced
  • 1 kilo medium fresh tomatoes, quartered, (2 lbs)
  • salt and pepper, as desired
  • fresh herbs, such as parsley or chives, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Cook the pasta in a pot of boiling salted water until just tender. Reserve 1/2 cups of the pasta water then drain the pasta.
  • While the pasta is cooking, heat the butter in a large non stick pan, when hot, add the anchovies and garlic. Cook and stir often, mashing up the anchovies, they dissolve into the butter, until the garlic is tender, about 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper as desired, stir occasionally and cook down the tomatoes until they are falling apart, about 10 minutes or so.
  • Add the pasta to the pan plus the reserved pasta water and toss with the tomatoes. Cook until the all the pasta is coated with the butter sauce and the pasta is heated through.
  • Sprinkle in the herbs and mix together.
  • Serve.

Notes

Low cost.
Adapted from an internet recipe.

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