Servings<\/span>2<\/p>servings<\/span><\/div><\/span>Prep time<\/span>5<\/p>minutes<\/span><\/div><\/span>Cooking time<\/span>20<\/p>minutes<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Ingredients<\/h3>- <\/span>
8 oz of Brami spaghetti<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
1 tin sardines in Azores butter or regular sardines<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
\u00bd teaspoon red chili flakes (plus more for garnish)<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
1 lemon (zest and juice)<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
\u00bc cup chopped fresh parsley<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
\u00bc cup grated parmesan<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/span><\/p><\/li>- <\/span>
\u00bc cup reserved pasta water<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Instructions<\/h3>- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti or linguine until al dente according to package instructions. Reserve about \u00bc cup of pasta water before draining.<\/li>
- Make the garlic crisps<\/strong><\/li>
- Heat olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the thinly sliced garlic and cook until golden and crispy, about 1\u20132 minutes. Remove the garlic with a spoon and place on a paper towel to drain. Set aside for garnish.<\/li>
- Build the sardine butter sauce<\/strong><\/li>
- In a large pan over medium-low heat, add the butter from the sardine tin. Sprinkle in the red chili flakes and allow them to bloom in the butter for about 30 seconds.<\/li>
- Add the sardines and gently break them into large pieces.<\/li>
- Add the cooked pasta to the pan along with a splash of reserved pasta water. Toss everything together until the pasta becomes glossy and coated in the buttery sardine sauce.<\/li>
- Add lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice, chopped parsley, and grated parmesan. Toss to combine and season with salt and black pepper to taste.<\/li>
- Plate the pasta and top with the fried garlic crisps, extra chili flakes, and more parmesan.<\/li>
- Optional Garnishes<\/strong><\/li>
- Extra lemon zest<\/li>
- Drizzle of good olive oil<\/li>
- Toasted breadcrumbs for added crunch<\/li><\/ul><\/div>