Straw and hay orecchiette with tuna

Method12 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Measure the pasta, yellow passata, olive pâté, breadcrumbs and sauce water. Set out the cured tuna and sun-dried tomatoes, and bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta.

   Uses 100 g straw-and-hay orecchiette · 2 tbsp yellow tomato passata · 1 tbsp black olive pâté · 1 tbsp stale breadcrumbs · 2 tbsp water for the sauce · 5 thin slices ready-to-eat cured tuna salami (thunnus) · Sun-dried tomatoes, a few · Water, enough to boil the pasta

   
2. 2

   Step 2: Cut the five thin slices of ready-to-eat cured tuna salami into thin strips. Keep chilled until needed.

   Uses 5 thin slices ready-to-eat cured tuna salami (thunnus)

   
3. 3

   Step 3: Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into thin strips.

   Uses Sun-dried tomatoes, a few

   
4. 4

   Step 4: Warm a drizzle of olive oil in a frying pan. Add the sun-dried tomato strips and sauté briefly until fragrant without scorching.

   Uses Extra virgin olive oil, a drizzle for cooking · Sun-dried tomato strips

   
5. 5

   Step 5: Stir the 2 tablespoons of yellow tomato passata into the tomatoes in the pan.

   Uses Sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil · 2 tbsp yellow tomato passata

   
6. 6

   Step 6: Add the 2 tablespoons of sauce water. Cook gently until the sauce is hot and combined, keeping it loose enough to coat the pasta.

   Uses Yellow passata and sun-dried tomatoes · 2 tbsp water for the sauce

   
7. 7

   Step 7: Salt the boiling pasta water and cook the 100 g of orecchiette according to the packet until al dente, then drain.

   Uses 100 g straw-and-hay orecchiette · Water, enough to boil the pasta · Salt, to taste for the pasta water

   
8. 8

   Step 8: Add the drained orecchiette to the hot tomato sauce in the pan.

   Uses Drained al-dente orecchiette · Hot yellow tomato and sun-dried tomato sauce

   
9. 9

   Step 9: Add all the prepared cured-tuna strips and gently toss through the pasta just until warmed.

   Uses Orecchiette in tomato sauce · Five slices cured tuna cut into strips

   
10. 10

    Step 10: Mix the tablespoon of black olive pâté (1 tbsp) with the tablespoon of stale breadcrumbs (1 tbsp).

    Uses 1 tbsp black olive pâté · 1 tbsp stale breadcrumbs

    
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    Step 11: Gently toss the warm pasta once more, then divide between two plates and sprinkle with the prepared olive-pâté breadcrumb mixture.

    Uses Warm pasta with cured tuna · Olive-pâté breadcrumb topping

    
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    Step 12: Serve the two finished plates while warm.

    Uses Two plated portions of orecchiette with cured tuna and olive crumbs