A pasta dish is never said no, especially when it is prepared with an exotic fruit such as kumquat
THE Chinese tangerines, also called kumquat, I'm small oval fruits the size of an olive. Their flavor, very sweet on the outside, contrasts with the sour taste on the inside, recalling a mix between orange and mandarin. As well as fresh and for desserts, have you ever thought of using them to give one turning to the classic midnight spaghetti? The delicate citrus flavor of the spaghetti with kumquats it will amaze you.
How to prepare spaghetti with kumquats
Bring the water to the boil for the pasta and cook for four people 360-400 g of spaghetti. In the meantime, take care of seasoning, making it brown shallot finely chopped with a drizzleextra virgin olive oil. Add 8-10 Chinese tangerines well washed and cut a julienne and blow them up for a few minutes. At this point, blend with the juice of another 4-5 squeezed kumquats and a ladle of cooking water. Simmer a few minutes and turn off.
As soon as the spaghetti is al dente, drain it, keeping the cooking water aside. Let them sauté over high heat in the pan with the sauce for a few minutes, possibly adding more cooking water, and serve with a sprinkling of black pepper and a drizzle of raw oil.
How to enrich the dish
Spaghetti with kumquats are a simple, easy and fast dish. Their aromatic taste is well suited, however, as basis to be enriched.
For a sea spaghetti, perfect for opening a rich fish lunch lightly, grated bottarga – of tuna or mullet – on the steaming plate of pasta.
To keep the vegan dish (admit it, you hadn't noticed), you could add spaghetti with kumquats from artichokes with oil, parsley and garlic. Just clean them and cut them into thin slices, and then cook them on high heat with oil and a poached garlic clove. Remember to salt and pepper at the end of cooking. Lovers of spices they can add a pinch of chili pepper to the sauté with the shallot or to melt of the saffron in the cooking base. Another excellent pairing, reminiscent of Sicilian orange salad, is with olives: their slightly bitter taste will counterpoint the scent of Chinese mandarins.
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