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Bigoli with Anchovies and Onions

Onions are cooked in oil and a little water until they melt into a golden sauce, then anchovies dissolve into it. Tossed with thick wholewheat bigoli, it is a humble, salty Venetian classic.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 16 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 100 ganchovy fillets, oil-packed, drained
  • 80 mlextra virgin olive oil
  • 2yellow onions, about 400 g, thinly sliced
  • 80 mlhot water
  • 400 gdry whole wheat bigoli, or thick spaghetti
  • 1 pinchground cinnamonoptional
  • to tastefine sea salt, for the pasta water
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Fish
  • Anchovy
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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