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Spaghetti with black garlic sauce and burrata.
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Spaghetti with black garlic sauce and burrata.

This spaghetti with black garlic sauce and burrata is a fabulous rich, luxurious dish that combines the deep umami flavor of black garlic and anchovies with the creamy freshness of burrata. Made with just 6 main ingredients, this is a modern, elegant pasta dish that’s surprisingly easy to make and a feast for your taste buds.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean
Keyword: black garlic, burrata, spaghetti
Servings: 4
Calories: 520kcal
Author: Jacqui

Equipment

  • 1 deep skillet to cook sauce and finish spaghetti in.
  • 1 large pot to par-cook the spaghetti
  • 1 food blender or processor to liqudize sauce

Ingredients

  • 10.5 ounces thick spaghetti or bucatini, normal spaghetti or linguine (bronze-died)
  • 8-10 black garlic cloves
  • 7 floz chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon salted capers well rinsed
  • 8 anchovy fillets salted or in oil.
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil.
  • peperoncino flakes (red chili pepper) according to taste
  • salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper. to taste
  • 7 ounces fresh burrata or mozzarella, stracciatellaor or really fresh ricotta.

Instructions

To make the black garlic sauce.

  • Rinse the anchovies and capers well if using salted ones. Cut the anchovies and black garlic into small pieces. Put a large pot of water onto boil for the spaghetti,add salt once it comes to a boil.
  • Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet that’s big enough to hold the spaghetti too. Add half the anchovies to the oil and stir until they dissolve.
  • Add the black garlic to the skillet and after a minute add the chicken broth. Mix and then transfer this liquid to a food processor or blender before it gets really hot. Pulse until the sauce turns black and the garlic cloves are no longer visible.
  • Pour the sauce back into the skillet and simmer over a low heat. Then cook the spaghetti in the boiling salted water until not completely al dente (about 2-3 minutes less than stated on the package instructions). Save a cup of pasta water, drain and add the spaghetti to the black sauce.
  • Over a low-medium heat, use a wooden spoon to continuously stir the spaghetti as you would risotto until it is cooked and the sauce has a creamy consistency. If you need more liquid, use the reserved pasta water.
  • Add the peperoncino flakes, the rest of the anchovies and the capers. Mix again and continue cooking for a minute. Then plate immediately.
  • Serve with fresh burrata, freshly ground black pepper and a little more peperoncino if you like your pasta spicy!

Notes

Nutrition facts don't include black garlic as the info isn't available in my nutrition calculator. However 25g of black garlic has about 55 calories, 15 g fat, 2.1g carbs, 0.75g fibre and 0.25g protein.
It's important to use pasta that was made with bronze-dies. It will have a rougher surface that absorbs the sauce better and releases starch to thicken the sauce as well while it finishes cooking in the sauce like risotto.

Nutrition

Calories: 520kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 377mg | Potassium: 265mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 501IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 302mg | Iron: 2mg