Farfalle Livornese Recipes

FARFALLE WITH FRESH HERBS AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook until al dente according to the package instructions, 8 to 10 minutes. Reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain.
• Meanwhile, add the olive oil to a large skillet and heat over medium heat. Add the garlic and shallot and saute until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the half-and-half and whisk in the goat cheese until smooth and warm. Season with pepper. Add the lemon zest and juice and half of the reserved pasta water and whisk until combined. Add half of the parsley, dill, mint and chives.
• Transfer the drained pasta to the skillet and cook until the sauce starts to thicken, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, add 1/2 cup of the Pecorino Romano and stir to combine. Adjust the consistency of the sauce with the remaining pasta water if needed. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.
• Divide the pasta among bowls and garnish with the remaining Pecorino Romano, parsley, dill, mint and chives.

RED SNAPPER LIVORNESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium skillet, heat olive oil and saute onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and saute for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, capers, black olives, red pepper flakes, and parsley. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce in a 11x7 inch baking dish, and arrange the snapper fillets in a single layer in the dish. Drizzle lemon juice over the fillets, and then pour the remaining sauce over all.
• Bake for 15 minutes for 1/2 inch thick fillets, or 30 minutes for 1 inch thick fillets. Baste once with the sauce while baking. Snapper is done when it flakes easily with a fork.

FARFALLE LIVORNESE

Steps:

• Heat large covered saucepot of salted water to boiling on high. Add pasta and cook as label directs, adding green beans to saucepot 2 minutes before pasta is done.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle tuna with 1/4 teaspoon salt to season both sides. In 12-inch skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil on medium-high until hot. Add tuna and cook 2 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to medium; cover skillet and cook 5 to 8 minutes longer or until tuna is almost opaque throughout, turning over once halfway through cooking. Transfer tuna to plate.
• To same skillet, add remaining 1 teaspoon oil. Reduce heat to medium; add onion and garlic, and cook 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned and tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes, capers, lemon peel, and crushed red pepper; heat to boiling on medium-high. Boil 1 minute. While vegetables are cooking, with 2 forks, flake tuna into bite-size pieces.
• Reserve 1/4 cup pasta cooking water. Drain pasta and green beans, and return to saucepot; stir in vegetable mixture from skillet, flaked tuna, chopped parsley, and reserved pasta cooking water, and toss to coat. Transfer to warm bowls, and garnish each serving with caper berries if you like.