Bucatini with tuna, tomatoes and anchovies sambal topping

Elena Gianni
Elena Gianni @eliegianni
Bristol, Florence, New York.

A lovely kitchen collaboration between me, @dillasyalala and @adhi ❤️❤️❤️ We absolutely loved the outcome of this italian-indonesian experiment. It was a rich tomatoey sauce, with delicious tuna, but the topping with the fresh lemon zest and crunchy anchovies sambal really brought this dish to the next level. I would absolutely cook this again!

Bucatini with tuna, tomatoes and anchovies sambal topping

A lovely kitchen collaboration between me, @dillasyalala and @adhi ❤️❤️❤️ We absolutely loved the outcome of this italian-indonesian experiment. It was a rich tomatoey sauce, with delicious tuna, but the topping with the fresh lemon zest and crunchy anchovies sambal really brought this dish to the next level. I would absolutely cook this again!

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Ingredients

30 mins
5 people
  1. 250 grcanned tuna (Ortiz is great quality)
  2. 300 grGreek green olives
  3. 500 grTomato passata (tomatoes puree)
  4. 5 clovesgarlic
  5. 1/2 bunchparsley
  6. 3red chilis
  7. 500 grbucatini pasta (or spaghetti)
  8. For the topping
  9. 3table spoons of anchovies sambal (sambal teri)
  10. Zest of half a lemon
  11. 1/2 bunchparsley
  12. 1 teaspoonlemon juice

Cooking Instructions

30 mins
  1. 1

    Put a generous amount of water to boil.

  2. 2

    Chop the garlic in very small pieces. Chop half a bunch of parsley separately. Chop the green olives separately.

  3. 3

    Add three table spoons of olive oil to a frying pan and fry the garlic on low eat. When it's about to get golden (about 5 minutes), add the parsley and chili. Fry for another 2-3 minutes, then add the tomatoes passata and one glass of water.

  4. 4

    Leave the pasta sauce for 20-25 minutes to gently boil on low heat to reduce the water.

  5. 5

    Prepare the topping. Zest half a lemon, and cut the zest as small as possible. Chop the remaining parsley really finely.

  6. 6

    Mix the zest with the sambal, lemon juice, parsley. Add a little olive oil to make it easier to mix.

  7. 7

    When the pasta water boils, add salt. When it boils again, add the pasta.

  8. 8

    Check if the sauce has reduced enough and about 5 minutes before the pasta is ready, add the tuna to the sauce.

  9. 9

    Drain the pasta al dente, and mix in the pasta sauce.

  10. 10

    Serve the pasta with one of two teaspoon of sambal on top. Enjoy!

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Comments (2)

Junko
Junko @junko
Awww this looks sooo yum! I will get Sambal next month in Indonesia and try this recipe!! I've got some bucatini at home and been looking for good pasta recipes to go with it (I bought it for bucatini con le sarde) 😍

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