Spaghetti With Hake

Origin: Florence, Italy

Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Squeeze a chopped onion to remove its sharpness; brown it in oil, then add the hake pieces with salt and pepper.
  2. Add tomato sauce or conserva in water to cook the fish, then pass it through a wire sieve to extract all the pulp.
  3. Return the pulp to the heat with butter, Marsala and nutmeg; bring to a boil and adjust consistency.
  4. Dress the spaghetti (cooked in salted water) with the sauce and parmesan.

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