Bucatini with Cherry Tomatoes and Burrata
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- Prep Time15 min
- Total Time30 min
- Makes4 servings
(Photo: Erik Putz; Produced by Sun Ngo; Food styling by Lindsay Guscott; Prop styling by Catherine Doherty)
Ingredients
450 g dried bucatini pasta
6 tbsp unsalted butter, divided
3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
4 anchovy fillets
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup dry white wine
6 cups cherry tomatoes, divided
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup lightly packed basil leaves, divided
1 125-g ball burrata cheese, quartered
or 2 balls burratini cheese, halved
Instructions
Cook pasta following package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and then drain pasta. Set aside.
Heat a large frying pan over medium. Add 2 tbsp butter, and then panko. Cook, stirring, until golden-brown, 3 to 5 min. Transfer to a small bowl.
Wipe pan clean and set over medium. Melt remaining 4 tbsp butter, and then add anchovies, garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook, breaking up anchovies with a wooden spoon, until anchovies are dissolved and garlic is fragrant, about 2 min.
Increase heat to medium-high. Add wine, 3 cups tomatoes and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are very soft, 5 to 6 min. Gently squish tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon. Continue to cook until sauce is thickened, 2 to 3 min more.
Add remaining 3 cups tomatoes, reserved pasta water and half of the basil. Bring to a boil. Add drained pasta. Cook, stirring often, until sauce is thickened and pasta is evenly coated, about 2 min.
Divide pasta among 4 plates. Top with burrata, and then sprinkle with bread crumbs and remaining 1/2 cup basil.
Kitchen tip
Make your own bread crumbs by whirling day old, or lightly toasted, bread in a food processor until very finely chopped.
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