Macaroni with Eggs and Anchovies

A succulent dish from Calabrian cuisine. The recipe for “macaroni with eggs and anchovies” is a tasty and very simple first course to prepare. It is ideal to serve this dish with chili pepper, cooked together with the anchovies and removed before draining the pasta.

Maccheroni with eggs and anchovies

A succulent dish from Calabrian cuisine. The recipe for "maccheroni with eggs and anchovies" is a tasty first course and very simple to prepare.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Course: First courses

Cuisine: Calabrian cuisine

Servings: 4 persone

Attrezzature

• Large deep pot
• Colander
• Non-stick skillet (to melt the anchovies and mix with the eggs)
• Bowl (for beating eggs)
• Wooden spoon
• Grater (optional, if using cheese)
• Serving bowl (for serving)

Ingredients

• 300 gr Pasta maccheroni
• 2 nr Eggs
• 2 cucchiai Pecorino cheese grated
• 100 gr Anchovies under salt
• 10 gr Parsley
• 4 cucchiai Olive Oil extra virgin
• qb Salt
• qb Pepper

Instructions

• Chop the parsley. Wash it, dry it, and chop it finely.
• Bring plenty of salted water to a boil in a saucepan.
• Clean the anchovies, desalinate them, and cut into pieces.
• In a shallow dish, beat the eggs. Add salt and a bit of pepper.
• Cook the pasta and meanwhile, heat the anchovies with oil in a skillet.
• Drain the pasta al dente and add it to the skillet, cooking for about 2 more minutes over moderate heat.
• Add the eggs, pecorino cheese, and continue to stir quickly.
• Remove the pasta from the heat and sprinkle with parsley. Mix and serve immediately.