Pasta with sardines, "Pasta chi sardi"
Product included in the national list of traditional agri-food products (PAT)
PAT Type : Gastronomy Products
Production Area : Bagheria
Technical data sheet of the traditional agri-food product (PAT)
Territory interested in production: Bagheria.
Product Brief Description: Ingredients for 4 people: 500 g bucatini, 500 g cleaned sardines, 250 g wild mountain fennel, 10 g raisins, 10 g pine nuts, 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 30 g onion, 50 g tomato puree, 150 g breadcrumbs.
Description of the processing and curing methods: Sauté the onion in olive oil and dissolve the tomato extract in it with a little water. Add the previously blanched fennel, the cleaned, washed, and chopped sardines, the pine nuts, and the raisins. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 10 minutes. Toast the breadcrumbs in a pan with sugar and a drizzle of oil. Cook the pasta, drain, and season with the previous sauce, adding the toasted breadcrumbs on top.
Specific materials and equipment used for preparation and conditioning: Normal kitchen utensils.
Description of processing, storage and maturing rooms: Rooms usually used as kitchens.
Evidence that the methods have been practiced consistently and according to traditional rules for a period of no less than 25 years: This recipe has been prepared since 1915 in a typical Bagheria restaurant, “Zza Maria cu trasi s'arricria.”
Source Pat Cards: Sicily Region
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Informational contributions : Web, Sicily Region
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