Spaghetti ai Pomodorini

This simple dish is a demonstration of Italian cuisine: using few, but good quality, ingredients to prepare a delicious dish. And all it takes is around 15 minutes or as long as it takes to get the water boiling and to cook the spaghetti. That's fastfood Italian style!

ingredients (portions per person)

• 80-100 gr spaghetti
• 8-10 cherry tomatoes
• 1 anchovy
• ½ shalot (scallion)
• some fresh basil leaves
• Parmesan cheese

directions:

1. Boil the spaghetti al dente in salted water;
2. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half or quarters;
3. Glaze the shalot in some olive oil in a pan on low-medium heat together with the anchovy;
4. Add the tomato parts and have it simmer while the spaghetti is cooking;
5. Add half of the sliced basil to the sauce;
6. When the spaghetti is almost ready put it in the pan together with the tomato (sauce); 
7. Add a bit of the boiling water from the pasta
8. Add the rest of the basil and maybe a sip of olive oil;

Serve with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top.

Buon Appetito!