Pasta alla Milanese - a family recipe

("Milan" style pasta)

This is possibly the dish that represents my Sicilian nonna most accurately. Every time I start making it, as soon as the unique fragrant aroma of garlic, oil and anchovies soffritto hits my nostrils, I can see my grandmother right in front of me, at the stove in her kitchen wearing one of her flowery summer dresses.

It’s a staple pasta of western Sicily…