Pasta with Fish Meatballs

To prepare the pasta with fish meatballs, start by cleaning the shrimp (for more details on how to clean them, you can refer to our cooking school: How to clean shrimp) and rinse them under plenty of running water. Now detach the head from the tail by holding it between your fingertips and gently pulling it off 1. Also, remove the legs, then discard the shell and tail. Once this operation is complete, use a knife to cut along the back of the shrimp tail and remove the intestine, being careful not to break it 2: set the shrimp aside. Proceed by removing the crust from the bread and cutting the crumb into cubes 3.

Bring hot water to a boil in a large pot and when it reaches a boil, salt to taste: this will be used for cooking the pasta. Then beat the egg in a small bowl 4 and take a mixer in which you will put the bread crumbs 5 and the peeled garlic, from which you have also removed the inner germ 6.

Add the cleaned shrimp tails 7, the cod fillet 8, and the plaice 9 to the mixer. You can coarsely chop the fish or add them whole: working them with the mixer will blend the tender flesh evenly.

Then pour in the oil 10, the beaten egg 11, and the grated Grana Padano DOP 12. Finally, season with salt and pepper.

Blend the ingredients until you obtain a homogeneous mixture 13. Stop the mixer blades and transfer it to a large bowl. Then dissolve the saffron in a small bowl with a little hot water (the water ready for cooking the pasta will work perfectly) 14: add it to the obtained mixture 15.

Mix the ingredients well by vigorously stirring them with your hands 16. When they are well combined, take about 0.21 oz of mixture and create small meatballs 17: you will obtain a total of 105, which you can arrange on a tray 18.

At this point, take a non-stick pan with a wide bottom and pour in oil and butter 19: when the butter is melted and the oil is hot, brown a clove of garlic 20. Once golden, remove it. Now add the meatballs 21: brown them for 4-5 minutes on high heat, making sure they do not stick to the bottom of the pan.

Deglaze with brandy 22 and let it evaporate. Then add the fresh liquid cream 23, seasoning with salt and pepper. Let it cook this way for about 10 minutes on medium heat. In the meantime, boil the spaghetti 24,

when they are al dente, drain them directly into the pan with the meatball sauce 25: mix the pasta well with the sauce 26, it will only take a few moments. Then turn off the heat and plate your pasta with fish meatballs to be enjoyed very hot 27!