Sicilian Recipes
Zite al pomodoro e tonno

Zite al pomodoro e tonno

Short pasta with tomato and tuna

How to make the Short pasta with tomato and tuna:

The dish will be better characterized if you add a spoon of desalted capers in the saucepan containing oil.
Preparation time 10'
Cooking time 35'.
Peel and chop garlic and onion; desalt capers, debone and cut them in pieces; put these ingredients in a saucepan with oil and let them sweat for some minutes on a low flame, stirring with a wooden spoon so to mix the pieces of anchovies.
Add tomato passata, a pinch of salt and one of pepper, and allow to cook, always on a low flame and by covering the saucepan, for 20 minutes by adding the drained and crumbled tuna after 10 minutes.
Cook zite in plenty of boiling salted water, drain and put them on a course dish, dress them with the prepared sauce, mix and serve.

Serves 4

Italian recipes summary

BREAD, PIZZA and FOCACCIA
SAUCES and DRESSINGS
Appetizers: VEGETABLES
Appetizers: UOVA and FRITTATA
Appetizers: MEAT and CHEESE
Appetizers: FISH
First Courses: SOUPS
First Courses: DRIED PASTA
First Courses: FRESH PASTA
First Courses: STUFFED FRESH PASTA
First Courses: RICE, POLENTA and GNOCCHI
Main Courses: BEEF and VEAL
Main Courses: PORK, LAMB and GOAT
Main Courses: POULTRY and GAME
Main Courses: FISH
Main Courses: SNAILS, FROGS, INNARDS and more
SALADS and SIDE ORDERS
DESSERTS
ICE CREAM