Hey folks! So about a year ago a grocery store, Best Yet, opened let's say around he corner. I was very skeptical at first because as you can tell food is near and dear to my heart. Therefore, where I get my food is of the upmost importance. Fairway was my clear favorite back then. I could buy cheap veggies, everyday staples, and specialty items like pimenton. It's an amazing store.
Needless to say, Best Yet had to really be the shit. Luckily it is. Okay so there are regular groceries of course. In addition to that you have the most random ass shit that food nerds such as myself cream their pants for. I've found purple potatoes, blood oranges, and the subject of this post, Kumatos. I'd never seen nor heard of them before. Of course I had to try them. I didn't want to do anything too complicated because I wanted to get a sense of the tomato's true flavor. I made a simple sauce, see below:
1 1/2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
3 healthy heaps of chopped garlic
1 package of Kumatos {I think there were 5-7 tomatoes}
8-10 garlic & parsley anchovy filets
A few dashes of kosher salt {not too much though b/c anchovies are oh so salty}
A few dashes of coarse black pepper
Italian Parmesan for garnishing
And it goes a little something like this:
Brown Beauties. Dice tomatoes, then add to a pan with chopped garlic and olive oil.
Sim-Simma, who's got the keys to my Beamer? This is a good time to add anchovies.
I think it got to this consistency after 12-15 minutes of cooking. The anchovies dissipated into the sauce. Well except for a few pesky little bones here and there. Hey man, it's so worth the flavor!
I added spaghetti to the tomato sauce, then bowled {not plated} with some Italian Parmesan Cheese. I tasted a difference in the sauce, but it may have been the anchovies. It was delicious either way.
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