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Dave's Dream (Fish Balls In Tomato Sauce With Pasta)
Ingredients
- 450 gm Skinned cod fillet
- 100 gm Peeled raw prawns, roughly minced
- 1 x Egg, beaten
- 100 gm Fresh white crabmeat
- 25 gm Fresh white breadcrumbs
- 3 Tbsp. Very finely shredded basil leaves Finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon Salt and freshly grnd black pepper
- 450 gm Dry egg tagliatelle pasta Little more shredded basil and finely Grated parmesan cheese, to serve
- 75 ml Extra virgin extra virgin olive oil
- 4 x Cloves garlic, finely minced
- 2 med Onions, finely minced
- 900 gm Well-flavoured vine tomatoes, roughly minced
- 2 Tbsp. Red wine vinegar
- 1 lrg Spri fresh thyme
- 4 x Fresh bay leaves
Directions
- 1 For the Fish Balls: Cut the cod fillet into rough chunks and place into the bowl of a food processor with the prawns. Blend to a coarse paste, break in the egg, add in some seasoning and whiz again till you have a smooth mix.
- 2 Scrape the mix into a bowl and stir in the crabmeat, breadcrumbs, basil and lemon zest. Shape into small balls and leave to refrigeratein the fridge while you make the sauce.
- 3 For the Tomato Sauce: Heat the extra virgin olive oil and garlic in a pan. When sizzling, add in the onion and cook till softened. Add in the tomatoes, vinegar, thyme and bay leaves and simmer for 20 min.
- 4 Boil a pan of well-salted water. Drop the pasta into the boiling water and cook for 8-10 min till al dente. Pass the sauce through a conical sieve into a shallow pan, pressing out the liquid using a small ladle.
- 5 Stir the fish balls into the sauce and leave to simmer for 4-5 min till cooked through. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
- 6 To serve, drain the tagliatelle and divide between four bowls. Spoon the fish balls and sauce on top and serve garnished with a little more shredded basil and some finely grated parmesan cheese.
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