St. Joseph's Day Sicilian Pasta Con Sarde

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 lbs sardines, canned in olive oil
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, slightly toasted
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup raisins, plumped in warm
• 3/4 cup red wine, for 30 minutes
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans peeled italian tomatoes, with juice
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 small fresh fennel, cleaned,boiled and sliced thin (bulb and greens)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• st. joseph day breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, saute garlic in oil for 2 minutes.
• 2 add tomatoes in juice and tomato paste.
• 3 cook over medium heat, stirring and breaking up tomatoes; let cook for about 10 minutes.
• 4 add raisins and wine, pine nuts, sardines, fennel, sugar, salt and pepper.
• 5 cook at least 30 minutes over low heat.
• 6 add oregano and parsley; stir well.
• 7 simmer 10 minutes more.
• 8 serve over pasta.
• 9 ~note~this pasta is never served with grated cheese.
• 10 serve only with special st.
• 11 joseph's day bread crumbs.