Pasta Sauce [ Puttanesca ]
Ingredients
- 2 tbspns olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves. finely chopped
- ΒΌ tspn crushed dried chillies
- 1 tspn dried basil
- 400 grm Tinned Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 tbspn tomato puree
- 50 grm Anchovy Fillets in Oil. drained and patted dry
- 180 grm Black Olives [chopped]
- 1 tbspn capers in brine. rinsed and drained
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Description
This is a really good, strongly flavoured sauce, that adds bags of oomph to your favourite pasta.
Method
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1. Heat oil in saucepan, add chilli, garlic and basil, cook until garlic turns pale gold.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, then simmer for 40 minutes or until reduced to a thick sauce.
3. Check seasoning then serve over your favorite pasta and top with grated parmesan
Chef's Tips
To make this sauce suitable for vegans, simply replace the anchovy fillets with an extra tablespoon of capers
If you have not tried this dish, try it, it is fantasic.
hi vervoot ; glad you like this sauce . i've found that it also goes well with meatballs or; reduced to a really thick sauce ; makes a great tomato base for pizza
This is a great sauce, there is so much flavour. I will use this a lot