Codfish “meatballs” with saffron spaghetti
If you want the perfect recipe for a family meal, without a doubt the codfish “Meatballs” spaghetti with saffron is the best choice.
Ingredients
500 g deep-frozen soaked codfish Riberalves
1 thick slice of (good) loaf of bread, soaked in milk
1 clove of garlic
2 small onions
1 bunch of chopped parsley
2 eggs
Flour
Salt and pepper
For the sauce:
1.5 kg of ripe tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
10 tablespoons of olive oil
1 bay leaf
1 bunch of parsley
5 basil leaves
1 sprig of tarragon
1 glass of white wine
Salt and pepper
For the spaghetti:
250 g of spaghetti
1 tablespoon of olive oil
Coarse salt
1 tablespoon of butter
1 cup (underfull) chopped basil
Preparation
If you want the perfect recipe for a family meal, without a doubt the codfish “Meatballs” spaghetti with saffron is the best choice.
Shred the codfish. Crumble the slice of bread over the breadcrumbs and mince the clove of garlic. Once the eggs have been beaten and the parsley chopped, add the chopped onions, and knead them by hand until you get a homogeneous paste with which you will make some sheaths. Season with salt and pepper. Dip in flour and fry. Once golden brown, place them to drain on absorbent paper and set aside.
Leave for the tomato sauce: in a saucepan let the tomatoes (peeled and seedless), the garlic, the aromatic herbs, the olive oil, and the glass of white wine become a thick cream. Remove the leaves and blend the sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Add the “meatballs” to the sauce and let them cook for a few minutes while the sauce thickens. If necessary, add a little water to prevent the sauce from thickening too soon.
In a pan, cook 250g of spaghetti in plenty of boiling water with a tablespoon of olive oil and a pinch of sea salt. Once cooked, spread the pasta over butter and chopped basil. In a plate, make a base with the pasta, cut a hole in the middle, and pour the tomato sauce with the “meatballs”.
It is a very nice dish and has the advantage that it can be pre-prepared, as the “meatballs” and sauce can be well preserved in a container in the fridge. The same goes for spaghetti which can be pre-cooked and refrigerated (very “al dente”, please!) and heated in butter just before serving the Codfish “meatballs” with saffron spaghetti.