Spaghetti al tonno with a sauce of garlic, chilli flakes, and tinned tomatoes, enhanced by the richness of olive oil and chunks of tuna.
4l
as needed
3piece
3tbsp
0.5tsp
400g
500g| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4l | — | — | |
| 2 | | as needed | — | — | |
| 3 | | 3piece | — | — | |
| 4 | 160g | — | — | ||
| 5 | | 3tbsp | — | — | |
| 6 | | 0.5tsp | — | — | |
| 7 | | 400g | — | — | |
| 8 | | 500g | — | — |
Pour the water into the stockpot.
Water · 4 l
Add the salt.
Salt · 20 gBring to a rolling boil over a high heat.
Lay the garlic cloves on the chopping board.
Garlic clove · 3 piece
Crush each clove lightly with the flat of the knife and pull off the skin.
Drain the tinned tuna and tip it into a second small bowl.
Pour the olive oil into the large frying pan.
Extra-virgin olive oil · 3 tbsp
Add the chilli flakes.
Chilli flakes · 0.5 tspCook over a medium-low heat for about 2 minutes, stirring, until the garlic is pale gold.
Tip in the chopped tomatoes.
Tinned chopped tomatoes · 400 gSimmer gently for about 10 minutes, stirring now and then, until thickened.
Add the spaghetti to the boiling water.
Spaghetti · 500 gBoil for about 9 minutes, stirring now and then with the tongs, until al dente.
Stir gently for a minute, just to warm the tuna through without breaking it up.
Ladle about 100 ml of the pasta water into the heatproof jug.
Pour in the reserved pasta water.
Toss over a medium heat for about a minute, until the sauce clings to the spaghetti.
Taste and add a pinch of salt if it needs it.
Salt · 1 pinch| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 l | | Pour the water into the stockpot.⏱ 20sResultWater |
| 2 | 20 g | | Add the salt.⏱ 5sResultSalted water |
| 3 | — | | Bring to a rolling boil over a high heat.⏱ 10 minResultBoiling salted water |
| 4 | 3 piece | | Lay the garlic cloves on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultGarlic clove |
| 5 | Garlic clovestep 4 | | Crush each clove lightly with the flat of the knife and pull off the skin.⏱ 30sResultPeeled garlic cloves |
| 6 | Peeled garlic clovesstep 5 | | Slice the garlic thinly.⏱ 45sResultSliced garlic |
| 7 | Sliced garlicstep 6 | | Put the garlic in the small bowl.⏱ 5sResultSliced garlicused in step 11 |
| 8 | 160 g | | Drain the tinned tuna and tip it into a second small bowl.⏱ 10sResultTinned tuna |
| 9 | — |  | Break it into large flakes with the fork.⏱ 20sResultFlaked tunaused in step 18 |
| 10 | 3 tbsp | | Pour the olive oil into the large frying pan.⏱ 5sResultMeasured oil |
| 11 | Sliced garlicstep 7 | | Add the garlic.⏱ 5sResultGarlic in oil |
| 12 | 0.5 tsp | | Add the chilli flakes.⏱ 5sResultGarlic and chilli in oil |
| 13 | — | | Cook over a medium-low heat for about 2 minutes, stirring, until the garlic is pale gold.⏱ 2 minResultGarlic and chilli oil |
| 14 | 400 g | | Tip in the chopped tomatoes.⏱ 10sResultTomatoes in garlic oil |
| 15 | — | | Simmer gently for about 10 minutes, stirring now and then, until thickened.⏱ 10 minResultThickened tomato sauce |
| 16 | 500 g | | Add the spaghetti to the boiling water.⏱ 15sResultSpaghetti in boiling water |
| 17 | — | | Boil for about 9 minutes, stirring now and then with the tongs, until al dente.⏱ 9 minResultCooked spaghetti in waterused in step 20 |
| 18 | Flaked tunastep 9 | | Add the tuna to the sauce.⏱ 5sResultTomato and tuna sauce |
| 19 | — | | Stir gently for a minute, just to warm the tuna through without breaking it up.⏱ 1 minResultWarm tuna sauce |
| 20 | Cooked spaghetti in waterstep 17 | | Ladle about 100 ml of the pasta water into the heatproof jug.⏱ 15sResultSpaghetti in its cooking waterused in step 24 |
| 21 | Spaghetti in its cooking waterstep 20 |  | Drain the spaghetti in the colander in the sink.⏱ 20sResultDrained spaghettiused in step 23 |
| 22 | Pasta cooking waterstep 21 | | Pour away the rest of the cooking water.⏱ 5s |
| 23 | Drained spaghettistep 21 | | Tip the spaghetti into the pan.⏱ 10sResultSauced spaghetti |
| 24 | Reserved pasta waterstep 20 | | Pour in the reserved pasta water.⏱ 5sResultSpaghetti, tuna sauce and pasta water |
| 25 | — | | Toss over a medium heat for about a minute, until the sauce clings to the spaghetti.⏱ 1 minResultSpaghetti in tuna sauce |
| 26 | 1 pinch | | Taste and add a pinch of salt if it needs it.⏱ 5sResultSeasoned spaghetti al tonno |
| Total Time | 28 min | ||
| Nutrient | per serving |
|---|---|
| 636kcal | |
| 30g | |
| 12g | |
| 2g | |
| 102g | |
| 3g | |
| 7g | |
| 502mg |
Spaghetti al tonno with a sauce of garlic, chilli flakes, and tinned tomatoes, enhanced by the richness of olive oil and chunks of tuna.
What you’ll doYou will boil spaghetti while sliced garlic and chilli turn golden in olive oil, then tomatoes simmer in it and tuna is warmed through. The drained spaghetti is tossed in the sauce in the pan.
