Spaghetti with breadcrumbs: an ancient recipe that uses stale bread (video)

SPAGHETTI WITH ANCHOVIES AND BREADCRUMBS RECIPE

You know that leftover bread it was one of the main ingredients of many healthy recipes prepared by our grandmothersFrom your grandmothers you can learn how to give new life to those too foods which most of the time end up directly in the garbage, including the bread staleHere are our tips for reusing leftover bread and do not waste.

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HOW TO REUSE STALLED BREAD

Soaked or simply grated, the bread It is a simple but very tasty food versatile in the kitchen to be reused even once dry and stale for the preparation of many delicious dishes such as spaghetti with breadcrumbs and anchovies, a poor dish, simple but rich in flavour.

You don't need to prepare elaborate dishes to eat with taste: sometimes even a few simple ingredients are enough. In this case, all you need is the spaghetti, the crumb of the leftover bread, the anchovies and some spice with which to flavor the dish. The result will be a light, cheap and quick to prepare first course as it only takes 10 minutes of your time.

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So let's see how to prepare the spaghetti with breadcrumbs and anchoviesHere's the recipe:

 INGREDIENTS

• 320g of spaghetti
• 8 salted anchovies
• 100 g of stale breadcrumbs
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 hot pepper
• 1 dl of dry white wine
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Sale
• Pepe

Preparation

• Heat five tablespoons of oil in a pan and brown the garlic, peeled and whole: remove it as soon as it turns golden;
• add the crumbled chili pepper and the desalted and boned anchovies, crushing them with a fork to dissolve them;
• moisten everything with wine and cook the anchovies over very low heat until they are reduced to a paste;
• in the meantime crumble the breadcrumbs bread and brown it in a pan with five tablespoons of oil;
• cook the spaghetti, draining them al dente and then season them immediately with the breadcrumbs;
• add the anchovy sauce, mix well, pepper and serve.
• And don't miss Lisa Casali's recipes to recycle leftovers and don't throw anything away, look at the video below:

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