Ingredients for “commoners”.The taste, however, is the king

A dish from the good old days. One of those dishes made with simple elements of poverty and sometimes of leftovers. Breadcrumbs and anchovies, ingredients for “commoners”. The taste, however, is the king.

Ingredients: (serves 4 people)

Spaghetti 400 g – 2 cloves of garlic – 16 anchovy fillets in oil –  4 tablespoons of breadcrumbs – 6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil – salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

In a large skillet bring the oil at high temperature for a few minutes where you previously cooked the garlic, then removed as soon it darkens. Then add and melt the anchovies in oil. When the anchovies will almost untrimmed add the red pepper and remove from the heat. In another pan, toast the bread, when it is well browned , remove the pan from the heat.

Cook the spaghetti in salted water, drain it “al dente”, pour into the pan with the anchovies, cook adding a bit of water from the pasta and the toasted bread. Serve very hot with a sprinkling of chopped parsley.