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Penne With Fennel and Tuna
- Total Time
- 25 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
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Ingredients
- 1fennel bulb (1 pound), cut into ½-inch pieces
- ⅓cup olive oil
- 1onion (8 ounces), peeled and chopped (1½ cups)
- 1½tablespoons chopped garlic (6 to 8 cloves)
- 2cans (6⅛ ounces each) tuna packed in water
- ¼cup chopped parsley
- 1teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1½teaspoons salt
- 1pound penne (or a similar type) pasta
Preparation
- Step 1
In a large pot, bring 3 quarts of unsalted water to a boil. Add fennel, bring water back to a boil, and cook for 3 minutes. Remove fennel with a slotted spoon, and reserve cooking liquid in pot.
- Step 2
Heat olive oil in a skillet until hot but not smoking. Add onion, and saute it for one minute. Then add garlic and cook for 10 seconds. Add the drained fennel, the tuna (crumbled into one-inch pieces) with its juices, parsley, pepper and salt. Combine well, and transfer mixture to a bowl large enough to hold the cooked pasta.
- Step 3
Bring fennel cooking liquid back to a boil, and add pasta. Return liquid to a boil, and continue to boil pasta for about 8 minutes, or until of desired tenderness.
- Step 4
Add ½ cup of the pasta cooking liquid to tuna and fennel mixture. Drain pasta, and add it to the bowl. Toss well and serve.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
Since it says to flake the tuna into one-inch pieces, I assume that this is solid pack, rather than chunk. Is it albacore? Photos are helpful.
This time, I had added capers and red pepper flakes along the tuna. Also I had some generous drops of colatura di alici which made it incredibly delicious. I think I can use fish sauce for the similar result next time.
I added capers and tuna and a little kale because I just had some on hand. I finished it with some lemon, toasted panko breadcrumbs and Parmesan. It was excellent!
So good, elevates canned tuna to perfection!
That suggestion about adding capers was right on!
Another great recipe from Mr. Pepin! Unexpectedly good, for a quick, delicious lunch! May add some capers next time.
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