BOTTARGA SPAGHETTI with lemon zests and bread crumbles

Bottarga spaghetti with lemon zest is the best recipe to taste this delicious cured fish roe! This cured fish roe divide the foodies in two parties: who loves, and who hates this ingredient! For sure, once in your life, you want to try it on! 

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INGREDIENTS

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• 10 oz (280 g) spaghetti
• 5 oz (100 g) fresh mullet bottarga
• 1 clove of garlic
• 4 tbsp Panko bread crumbs
• 1 organic lemon
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley minced
• 8 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 5 tbsp cooking salt

WHAT IS BOTTARGA?

Bottarga is the roe pouch of the grey mullet or bluefin tuna, cured with salted and aged.

Mullet roe bottarga is the finest and most requested. This way to conserve fish roe is very ancient.

Bottarga has been known even since the days of the Phoenician and introduced in Europe by the Arabs.

In Italy, the two regions where bottarga is traditionally produced are Sardinia and Sicily.

Bottarga is used raw, just warmed but not exposed to direct heat. Is possible grate or slice thinly this delicious fish roe over salads and pasta.

The most famous recipe with bottarga is grated and tossed with spaghetti and fried bread crumbs, simple and delicious!

FRIED BREAD CRUMBS

First of all, pour 6 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil in a little pan and place over medium heat.

Fry the Panko bread crumbs into the hot but not smoking olive oil until golden, constantly stirring.

Finally, dry them over paper towels. Pay a big attention frying the bread, it cooks very quickly and is easy to burn!

BOTTARGA SPAGHETTI!

Fill a pot with 5 qt of water, then add the cooking salt and place over high heat.

Now, peel and slice the clove of garlic finely, and pour it in a pan big enough to sauté the spaghetti once cooked.

Add 2 tbsp of olive oil in the pan and heat over minimum flame, until the garlic is soft, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, grate the bottarga and the yellow part of the skin of the lemon, then mince the parsley, and combine all together.

Once the water is boiling, cook the spaghetti and raise them “al dente”.

Finally, toss the spaghetti with the garlic and oil over medium flame, then add the bottarga mixture and toss the pasta again far from the heat.

Eventually, add the fried Panko crumbs over the bottarga spaghetti and serve immediately.

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Bottarga spaghetti with lemon zest is the best recipe to taste this delicious cured fish roe! This cured fish roe divide the foodies in two parties: who loves, and who hates this ingredient! For sure, once in your life, you want to try it on! 

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 14 oz Spaghetti (400 g)
• 5 oz fresh mullet bottarga (100 g)
• 1 clove of garlic
• 4 tbsp Panko bread crumbs
• 1 organic lemon
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley minced
• 8 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 5 tbsp cooking salt

Instructions

FRIED BREAD CRUMBS

1. First of all, pour 6 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil in a little pan and place over medium heat.
2. Fry the Panko bread crumbs into the hot but not smoking olive oil until golden, constantly stirring.
3. Finally, dry them over paper towels. Pay a big attention frying the bread, it cooks very quickly and is easy to burn!

BOTTARGA SPAGHETTI!

1. Fill a pot with 5 qt of water, then add the cooking salt and place over high heat.
2. Now, peel and slice the clove of garlic finely, and pour it in a pan big enough to sauté the spaghetti once cooked.
3. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil in the pan and heat over minimum flame, until the garlic is soft, stirring occasionally.
4. Meanwhile, grate the bottarga and the yellow part of the skin of the lemon, then mince the parsley, and combine all together.
5. Once the water is boiling, cook the spaghetti and raise them "al dente".
6. Finally, toss the spaghetti with the garlic and oil over medium flame, then add the bottarga mixture and toss the pasta again far from the heat.
7. Eventually, add the fried Panko crumbs over the bottarga spaghetti and serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 386Total Fat 1gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 0mgSodium 8791mgCarbohydrates 38gFiber 2gSugar 2gProtein 6g

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