Name: Pasta with Spicy Anchovy Sauce and Dill Bread Crumbs
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 2 cups fresh bread crumbs (preferably from a baguette); 1/4 cup chopped dill; 1 pound red onions, thinly sliced (3 cups); 1 (2-ounce) can flat anchovy fillets, drained and chopped; 1 pound bucatini or perciatelli pasta (long tubular strands); 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes

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Pasta with Spicy Anchovy Sauce and Dill Bread CrumbsRomulo Yanes

Even if anchovies aren't part of your culinary heritage, the way the sweetness of the onions and the saltiness of the fish interact, combined with the tactile pleasure of the crunchy bread crumbs, will have you missing your nonna no matter what your nationality.

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