Pasta with Iwashi

⏳ Time

20 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

You can substitute regular onions with shallots, using two bulbs. Instead of regular tomatoes, you can use canned peeled plum tomatoes.

Ingredients

Penne rigate - 12.7 oz
Iwashi herring - 1 can
Tomatoes - 7.1 oz
Vegetable Oil - 1 fl oz
Garlic - 2 cloves
Onion - 1 head
Oregano - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Place a pot of water on the stove, and when it boils, add salt and then drop the pasta into the boiling water. Cook until al dente.

Step 2

While the water for the pasta is boiling, heat oil in a skillet, crush two cloves of garlic and add them to the skillet. When the garlic becomes fragrant, remove it and sauté the chopped onion in the flavored oil until soft.

Step 3

Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water, peel them, and dice into medium-sized cubes. Add them to the onions and sauté for a couple of minutes to allow the tomatoes to release their juices without losing their shape.

Step 4

Then add the iwashi along with the oil from the can, mash with a spatula, and add oregano or Italian herbs, salt, and pepper to taste.

Step 5

Transfer the nearly cooked pasta to the skillet with the iwashi and mix well. If the sauce seems too thick, you can add a little water from the pasta.