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spagetti with eel
Spaghetti with Eel
Originated from: Casacalenda, Molise, Italy
Occasion: Christmas Eve (Decemeber 24th)
Contributed by: Mary Melfi (her mother's recipe)

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 cans of tomatoes (or home-made tomato sauce)
1 can tomato paste (optional)
Salt, pepper

1 or 2 eels

Spaghetti



Directions

Cut up eel into 4 inch pieces.

Fry onions in olive oil. Add tomatoes. Add eels and stew for about 25 minutes.



Cook spaghetti.

Toss with tomato sauce. Add stewed eel to the individual plates.




Notes

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