Originally Posted By: JRCX
Don Cardi, are you sure about the basil? (-;

As for the pasta con sarde, if its the "original" recipe, no tomatoes, if its got tomatoes in it, then its "St. Joseph's" sauce, in honor of the feast of the Saint...



Never bad to include a touch/light sprinkle of Basil, sliced, diced and chopped very, very fine to add some taste to a pasta dish. I guess you've never had a home made dish of Oglio Oil while in Calabria. ;\)


And thanks for the explanation differentiating Pasta Cpn Sarde and St. Joseph's Sauce. I wasn't aware of that. Then again I'm not a big fan of Pasta Con Sarde or any kind of fish sauce for the matter.


EDIT : While catching up on some posts I missed in this topic, I came across a post calling for the use of butter when making Oglio Oil! \:o As far as I know, using butter when cooking Oglio Oil in a real Italian household is an infamia!

Last edited by Don Cardi; 10/19/07 07:54 AM.

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