Spaghetti with Smoked Herring (Espageti ak Aransò)
Ingredients:
• 1lb. spaghetti (1 box)
• 1/2 pack smoked herring
• 1-2 boiled egg(s)
• 1/2 white onion
• 1/2 green bell pepper diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper diced
• 1 chicken bouillon crushed
• 1 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
• 1-2 garlic cloves
• 4 to 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley or one whole bundle
• 1 scallion chopped (optional)
• 2 roma tomatoes diced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 8 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Haitian epis (marinade)
• 1 green habanero pepper poked with 5 to 6 cloves
• salt to taste
• 3 cups water (to soak or boil herring)
• 1 lime (to prep herring)
• 1 cup vinegar (1 cup to prep herring)
• 4-5 cups boiling water (to prep herring)
• 8 cups water (to boil pasta)
• 1/2 cup water (to dilute the tomato paste)
• 1 carrot chopped or julienne
Please be advised everyone cooks differently. Feel free to make this recipe your own. Be creative!