Forgot the Pasta!

Sorry about that, I spent so much time on the "composed salad" that I forgot about the pasta coarse. That's alright.  We were going slow on the salad, now we want to pick up the pace a little bit so this coarse is going to be fast, hot, and a little dirty. So we'll crank some tunes... have a little more wine ( I know we were drinking beer, but that was on the make ahead salad the day before, the pasta has to be cooked in real time so the wine, you do know her favorite wine right?, is going to be what's on the table)... and get cooking...



Nope, sorry about that. Funk is for later, much, much, later or you could just buy a metronome which wouldn't be as hot.



Ok, better for the mood, because this food is going to be magic.





Buy either a can of tuna(in oil) or sardines(my favorite), a shallot, red pepper flakes, fresh basil, a lemon and a pound of wide-noodle fresh pasta.

1. Open the fish and pour the oil into a skillet. Heat on medium. Add a little olive oil if things look a little dry.
2. Since you are doing this in real time while she eats her composed salad have a pot of salty water (ocean salty) heating on a burner. Get it to boiling.
3. Mince the shallot and toss into the oil with a pinch of salt (go light on the salt for a change)
4. Chop the tomato, don't worry about the skin. A hand full of cherry tomato quarters or grape tomato halves could be substituted. Ditto a 14 once can of diced tomatoes ( we are out of season right now, caned stuff will probably have better flavor).
5. Mince a couple of cloves of garlic. Add to the shallots. 30 seconds, browning is bad.
6. Add a squirt of wine if you are drinking white, a squirt of lemon if you aren't.
7. Fresh pasta will only take 2 minutes tops, Go!
8. Add the fish to the pan, stir so it heats and breaks up.
9. Add the pasta.
10. Add the tomatoes. You better still have them cause I only told you to chop them in stag 4 not add them to the pan.
11. Stir. Actually fold.
12. Chiffonade the basil. We already learned how to do that so Duh if you don't remember. Just shred the leaves idiot!
13. Add half the basil, since I never specified lots is better than less, and some of the pasta water if things are looking dry. It will be looking dry unless you used the canned tomatoes.
14. Grab 2 bowls add some pasta to each, sprinkle on some olive oil and the rest of the basil.
15. Screw the food network. If either of you wants to sprinkle on some cheese you go right ahead.
16. Eat!