Monday, March 23, 2009

Fast, easy and delicious

Time is priceless. Children and work seem to grab all time we have. Everybody knows it, but... it doesn't help! Lack of time is never a good excuse. I wouldn't even try it with the chef of this blog. Thinking about that, I decided to post one of the quickest recipes I know. When my mom does it, it looks simple. I'm still perfecting it. It's fast, only pasta aglio & olio can be faster. On September last year I posted a recipe quite similar. This one, besides been quicker, preserves more of the salmon flavor.



There are few ingredients:



400 g of spaghetti (bavette is great)

half of a medium onion

3 table spoons of olive oil

100g of smoked salmon

half a glass of white wine

salt and black pepper



When the pasta is almost done, trow the chopped onion on a hot pan with olive oil. Add the salt and the pepper. As the onion starts to turn brown, add the salmon finely sliced. It's easy to find frozen smoked salmon at the supermarket. It comes in very thin slices and chopping it won't take more than a few seconds. Let the salmon cook a little and add the wine. Keep the heat high to reduce it quickly. It's easier on a big pan. Drain the pasta, that should be al dente by now, and stir it in the frying pan. You could add a table spoon of butter, if it feels right. As in most recipes that you add white wine, this one tastes better with champagne. Besides, you may have a drink while preparing it!