A first course with a fresh, herbal aroma. Here is the wild fennel pasta from Campanian cuisine. A quick and simple first course with easy difficulty. For this recipe, rigatoni or tortiglioni pasta shapes are recommended. Alternatively, you can use another type of pasta shape, preferably ridged.

Servings: 4 persone
Ingredients
- 320 gr Pasta ridgette
- 250 gr Fennel wild
- 80 gr Anchovies salted
- 1 nr Onion
- 2 spicchi Garlic
- 2 cucchiai Capers salted
- 1 cucchiaio Breadcrumbs
- 4 cucchiai Olive Oil
- qb Salt
Instructions
- Debone the anchovies, rinse them, and chop them.
- Wash the wild fennel, remove the tough part of the stems, and chop them.
- Peel the garlic and onion. Chop them.
- In a saucepan with 3 tablespoons of oil, brown the onion. As soon as they color, add the anchovies and try to melt them with a wooden spoon.
- Add the fennel, garlic, and rinsed capers, and cook everything for about 5 minutes over low heat.
- Toast the breadcrumbs in a tablespoon of oil in a pan, stirring until golden.
- Cook the pasta in salted water. Drain and add it to the pan with the fennel, letting it flavor for about a minute over low heat.
- Add the breadcrumbs and serve immediately.






