Gordon Ramsay's Sardine and Shrimp Pasta

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One lazy Sunday years ago, I was flicking through my channels and came across the show 'Cookery course'. Gordon Ramsay prepared a pasta using pantry ingredients, sardines, sun-dried tomatoes, a slice of bread and some pasta to make a delicious lunch. Before the show ended, I was already up on my feet, pulling the ingredients that I needed out of my cupboards to prepare a lunch that my family adored. Of course this was years ago, since I started my YouTube channel, there is no such thing as a lazy Sunday but I have made this dish many many times and it's about time to share it with you. This recipe also includes Shrimp and I always at any given time have a bag sitting in my freezer, but you could substitute Lobster or Crab.

I thought the sauce may be a bit 'fishy' for my kids, but to my delight they loved the deep flavor of the sauce and find it totally unique. As a treat, I've paired this with a Crab and Parsley Garlic bread, you can find that recipe here.

Ingredients

400 gms Spaghetti

1 tin Sardines

1 red onion finely chopped

3 green chillies slices

2 tsps chopped garlic

1 slice of bread crumbled

Olive oil

5 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped

1 tsp capers

1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes

2 tbsps parsley

2 lbs Shrimp (can use as much as required)

Salt

Pepper

Pinch Chilli flakes

Process

Clean the Sardines by removing the center bone

Clean and devein your shrimp and marinate with some salt, pepper and chilli flakes

Crumble your bread by hand or use a food processor

In a heated frying pan, add some Olive oil, 1 tsp of garlic and the breadcrumbs. Fry till golden brown and remove from heat.

In a heated saute pan, add some Olive oil and sauté the onion followed by a tsp of garlic and the green chillies

Add the sundried tomatoes and the sardines and mash it with the back of your spoon

Add the tomatoes and capers, cover and cook

Add cooking cream to make your sauce creamy, this is optional

Cook the pasta and drain

Saute the shrimp

Toss the pasta into the sauce, adding a little oil from the sun-dried tomatoes

Add some fresh chopped parsley

Top the pasta with the shrimp, sprinkle the fried breadcrumbs and serve.