fileja con tonno, 'nduja e melanzane
file with tuna,
'nduja and aubergines
FROM THE PASTA & MAGIC COOKBOOK 'OIL SAUCES', COMING LATER IN 2025.
Back in the 1960s in Rome, a recipe called Fettuccine alla Trasteverina was all the rage - pasta in a simple tomato sauce with fried garlic mushrooms and tuna in oil.
My updated variation has the spaghetti swapped for FILEJA (get some on the Camisa site here), the mushrooms for grilled aubergines, and the tomato sauce base for some smokey and deliciously spicy 'nduja. Try it hot, at room temperature or even chilled as a fantastic summer evening dinner.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO DO
(scroll down for the full method)
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prepare the ingredients
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cut and salt the aubergines (45 mins)
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fry the aubergines
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melt the 'nduja
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boil the pasta
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combine sauce and pasta
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add aubergines, combine
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plate with tuna and basil / parsley
file with tuna,
'nduja and aubergines
FOR FOUR PEOPLE
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1 tin tuna in olive oil
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2 medium aubergines
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basil leaves
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tblspns (or to taste) ‘nduja
PASTA
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400g (14oz) dry fileja / casarecce
MANTECATURA
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minimal
METHOD
Cut the aubergines into discs about 8mm thick and salt them, then stack them up in a pile on a dinner plate so that they begin to lose fluid. After about 45 mins you can tip away the liquid that’s collected on the plate, then rinse the aubergines and pat them dry with a tea cloth.
I love to BBQ aubergines to add an extra layer of flavour, but you can fry them in a tiny amount of EVO too. You’ll probably need a couple of pans on the go to cook the aubergines quickly.
Open the tin of tuna and flake the flesh, draining away the oil.
Boil the pasta.
Warm a tablespoon of ‘nduja gently in a separate pan. Add tiny spoonfuls of cooking water to make a sauce. When the pasta’s cooked, add it to the melted ‘nduja in a pasta tossing pan, and toss to combine. add the aubergines and toss again, then plate with the tuna sprinkled on top of each portion.
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