Spicy tuna linguine: comfort food for walkers

DifficultyBeginner

This rustic pasta dish is full of intense salty, savoury flavours. It's quick and easy - perfect after a long, sweaty day on the trail.

Yields2 Servings
Prep Time5 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time40 mins
Summary
 670 g total weight (excluding water)
 1.50 l total volume dry ingredients (approx.)
 This recipe uses perishable ingredients. You should use your own judgement as to whether it's suitable for your hike.
Water and fuel
 800 ml water
 1.50 units of fuel
Ingredients
 ¼ cup olive oil
 4 anchovies
 2 garlic cloves
 3 tbsp salted baby capers
  cup pitted black olives
 ½ tsp chilli flakes
 150 g sachets of tuna, ideally in oil
 250 g dried linguine
 ½ tsp dried parsley
 ½ tbsp salt
 2 pinches cracked black pepper
 1 tbsp dried grated lemon zestJust grate some lemon zest and leave to dry on a plate for a few hours at room temperature.
Packing for your hike
1

Break linguine in half and put in a bag. Put anchovies, capers, and olives in separate bags, then double-bag to avoid risk of leakage. Put salt, pepper, chilli flakes, parsley and powdered lemon (or lemon zest) in separate bags.

Linguine, tuna, olives, anchovies, garlic, salt, dried chilli flakes, dried parsley and dried lemon zest. Photo: A Hutchings

Before cooking
2

Thinly slice garlic. Rinse the capers. Roughly chop the olives.
Note: If you have the luxury of two burners, you can also start cooking your pasta at this point - see below.

Sliced garlic, chopped olives, capers and anchovies on hiker's lightweight chopping mat. Photo: A Hutchings

Cooking
3

Heat olive oil on low heat. Add anchovies and garlic, and cook slowly until anchovies and garlic start to soften. Add capers, olives and chilli.

Garlic, anchovies, olives and capers frying on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

4

Stir tuna into the oil and cook a little longer until it breaks up into small pieces. Remove from heat and set sauce aside, covered.

Tuna added to garlic, anchovies, capers and olives on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

5

Add water to a separate pan and bring to the boil. Add pasta and salt, and cook on medium heat until tender but not mushy (10-12 minutes).

Linguine cooking in salted boiling water on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

6

Reserve approximately 2tbsp of the pasta cooking liquid for each person. Add to the tuna.
Drain the pasta and mix in the tuna. Divide among bowls and sprinkle with dried parsley, black pepper and powdered lemon (or lemon zest).

Spicy tuna linguine in camping bowl. Photo: A Hutchings

Ingredients

Summary
 670 g total weight (excluding water)
 1.50 l total volume dry ingredients (approx.)
 This recipe uses perishable ingredients. You should use your own judgement as to whether it's suitable for your hike.
Water and fuel
 800 ml water
 1.50 units of fuel
Ingredients
 ¼ cup olive oil
 4 anchovies
 2 garlic cloves
 3 tbsp salted baby capers
  cup pitted black olives
 ½ tsp chilli flakes
 150 g sachets of tuna, ideally in oil
 250 g dried linguine
 ½ tsp dried parsley
 ½ tbsp salt
 2 pinches cracked black pepper
 1 tbsp dried grated lemon zestJust grate some lemon zest and leave to dry on a plate for a few hours at room temperature.

Directions

Packing for your hike
1

Break linguine in half and put in a bag. Put anchovies, capers, and olives in separate bags, then double-bag to avoid risk of leakage. Put salt, pepper, chilli flakes, parsley and powdered lemon (or lemon zest) in separate bags.

Linguine, tuna, olives, anchovies, garlic, salt, dried chilli flakes, dried parsley and dried lemon zest. Photo: A Hutchings

Before cooking
2

Thinly slice garlic. Rinse the capers. Roughly chop the olives.
Note: If you have the luxury of two burners, you can also start cooking your pasta at this point - see below.

Sliced garlic, chopped olives, capers and anchovies on hiker's lightweight chopping mat. Photo: A Hutchings

Cooking
3

Heat olive oil on low heat. Add anchovies and garlic, and cook slowly until anchovies and garlic start to soften. Add capers, olives and chilli.

Garlic, anchovies, olives and capers frying on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

4

Stir tuna into the oil and cook a little longer until it breaks up into small pieces. Remove from heat and set sauce aside, covered.

Tuna added to garlic, anchovies, capers and olives on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

5

Add water to a separate pan and bring to the boil. Add pasta and salt, and cook on medium heat until tender but not mushy (10-12 minutes).

Linguine cooking in salted boiling water on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

6

Reserve approximately 2tbsp of the pasta cooking liquid for each person. Add to the tuna.
Drain the pasta and mix in the tuna. Divide among bowls and sprinkle with dried parsley, black pepper and powdered lemon (or lemon zest).

Spicy tuna linguine in camping bowl. Photo: A Hutchings

Notes

Spicy tuna linguine: comfort food for walkers
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