A light Sicilian summer classic.
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Pasta with swordfish recipe
I like to think of Italian pasta sauces as branches of a family tree that all converge on a handful of fundamental sauces made from the most basic ingredients: tomato butter and olive oil. I’ve written about this taxonomy of mine before when I described pasta al limone as nothing more than a classic fettuccine Alfredo with lemon.
Today I’m sharing another interesting pasta sauce variation: rigatoni con pesce spada e melanzane (rigatoni with swordfish and eggplant). It’s a classic Sicilian pasta dish and at its core it’s nothing more than Sicilian pasta alla norma with the swordfish taking the place of the ricotta salata.
I should be clear: I don’t mean to say that rigatoni with swordfish is a direct descendant of pasta alla norma not in any literal historical sense. I have no idea if it was Giuseppe who decided to leave out the ricotta salata and add swordfish instead or if it was Maria who decided one day she didn’t want fish and reached for cheese for a change. Or maybe they have completely different origins. Regardless of the texture and appearance there are more similarities than differences.
