How to Cook Pasta Alla Puttanesca

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients needed to make Pasta Alla Puttanesca:

• 1 lb spaghetti, cooked to al dente
• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 can (32 oz) crushed tomatoes
• 1 tin anchovy fillets, drained
• 20 oil-cured black olives, pitted and roughly chopped
• ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tbsp capers
• Two dashes ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes, crushed
• Grated Parmesan cheese

Cooking instructions for Pasta Alla Puttanesca:

• Drizzle a lashing of oil in a large skillet and heat it over moderate flame, until it shimmers.
• Throw in the anchovies as well as garlic and sprinkle the crushed pepper over them.
• Stir fry the mixture for about 3 minutes or until the anchovies turn mushy enough to dissolve completely and the garlic softens.
• Throw in the capers, tomatoes, olives as well as parsley and season with few dashes of ground black pepper.
• Stir them all together while breaking the tomatoes with the spatula, and bring the sauce to a boil.
• Reduce it to a simmer and continue to do so for about 8-10 minutes or until it turns thicker.
• Pile the cooked pasta into a large serving bowl and drizzle the sauce over them.
• Toss them all together until well coated and sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
• Serve alongside fresh salad and crusty bread.

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