Pasta with Cauliflower Palermitana Style

Name: Pasta with Cauliflower Palermitana Style
Yield: Serves 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower; 1.1 lbs spaghetti or bucatini (500 grams); 1 green onion; 4-5 anchovy fillets in oil; 2 tablespoons raisins and pine nuts; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; as needed Extra-virgin olive oil,; as needed Salt,; as needed Black pepper,; Toasted breadcrumbs

Francesca Casa @_cucina_di_casa

Bagheria (Pa)

Made with cauliflower, sweetened with pine nuts and raisins, flavored with onion, a bit of double-concentrated tomato paste for color, and anchovy fillets in oil for a bold, distinctive taste.

Francesca Casa @_cucina_di_casa

Bagheria (Pa)

Made with cauliflower, sweetened with pine nuts and raisins, flavored with onion, a bit of double-concentrated tomato paste for color, and anchovy fillets in oil for a bold, distinctive taste.

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Ingredients

Serves 6 servings

1 headcauliflower
1.1 lbsspaghetti or bucatini (500 grams)
1green onion
4-5anchovy fillets in oil
2 tablespoonsraisins and pine nuts
1 tablespoontomato paste
as neededExtra-virgin olive oil,
as neededSalt,
as neededBlack pepper,
Toasted breadcrumbs

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Steps

1

Clean the cauliflower, cut it into pieces, rinse, and blanch in a pot of salted water. Do not discard the cauliflower cooking water, as you will use it to cook the pasta.
2

Finely chop the green onion and add it to a large saucepan with a bit of olive oil. Sauté over low heat for a few minutes. Add the anchovies, pine nuts, and raisins, then stir in the tomato paste and cook for a couple of minutes.
3

Add the cauliflower, season with salt and pepper, pour in a ladle of the cauliflower cooking water, cover, and cook over low heat for about 25 minutes. At this point, remove some of the sauce and set it aside.
4

Cook the pasta in the same water used for the cauliflower. When the pasta is a couple of minutes from being done, transfer it to the saucepan with the sauce, mix well, and finish cooking.
Serve the pasta topped with the reserved sauce and a sprinkle of toasted breadcrumbs.