Black pasta is made with ink of a squid or cuttlefish, so it is perfect with any fish sauce. In this recipe, it is paired with cod "cooked" in lemon juice, and a tomato sauce.
Black Pasta With Cod – Extra Aquatic Taste that Comes from Ink
Fresh black pasta is a treat for me, as firstly I cannot get it easily in shops. And secondly – even if I wanted to make it myself – I still would have a problem getting the special ingredient.
So when it is available either in a shop or a restaurant, I always take advantage of such an opportunity.
The special ingredient – ink of a squid or cuttlefish – gives the dark colour to the pasta and the slight taste of the sea.
And because of the aquatic flavour, the black pasta is best complimented by fish and seafood, just like in the recipe below.
In the case of this Black Pasta with Cod, I tried to prepare the fish differently.
Instead of cooking it with tomato sauce, I used the Ceviche method. I “cooked” it in lemon juice at first and added it to the sauce right at the end, only to warm up.
Thanks to it, the fish did have a better taste, and it didn’t fall apart.
Black Pasta with Cod and Tomato Sauce
Agnieszka Weiner Delicious cod in a tomato sauce served on black pasta.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 people
Calories 594 kcal
- 400 g cod skinless and boneless, cut into 3cm pieces,
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion chopped,
- 2 cloves garlic sliced
- 0.25 tsp chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped
- 1 can tomatoes (weighing 400g)
- 500 g black pasta
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- salt
- olive oil for drizzling
- parsley chopped, for serving
Put the cod into a bowl, pour the lemon juice over it and mix gently not to break the fish. Leave it to “cook”.
Warm up the olive oil in a big frying pan, add the chopped onion, fry gently for 5 min. Add the garlic, chilli, parsley, stir and fry for another 3-5 minutes.
Add the chopped plum tomatoes, cook for 10 min, stirring occasionally.
Boil the pasta as per packet instruction.
Add the drained cod to the tomato sauce; stir gently, and warm up.
Mix with the black pasta and serve sprinkled with the chopped parsley.
Serving: 1portionCalories: 594kcalCarbohydrates: 94gProtein: 34gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 101mgPotassium: 481mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 252IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 5mg
Keyword black pasta, black pasta with cod, tomato sauce
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