FEATURE RECIPE
Spaghettini with bottarga, chilli and garlic

Spaghettini with bottarga, chilli and garlic

Serves 4



60 ml (¼ cup)   extra-virgin olive oil
30 gm   butter
1   small Spanish onion, finely chopped
3 cloves   garlic, thinly sliced
2 tsp   dried chilli flakes
20 gm   bottarga, finely grated, plus extra to serve (see note)
400 gm   dried spaghettini
To serve:   lemon wedges


1 Heat oil and butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat, add onion, garlic and chilli and cook for 5 minutes or until tender.
2 Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente, drain, reserving 2 tbsp cooking water and return pasta to pan. Add onion mixture and bottarga, season to taste with freshly ground black pepper and toss to combine. Serve immediately with bottarga scattered over and wedges of lemon passed separately.

Note Bottarga is salted and dried fish roe – generally grey mullet. It’s available from David Jones Foodhalls, select fishmongers and delicatessens.

RECIPE Emma Knowles PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem STYLING Emma Knowles

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