How To Make Pasta Puttanesca
Ingredients
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomato paste or finely chopped sun-dried tomato
- 1 cup olives i used green olives and kalamata olives
- 1 cup pasta water
- 5 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- 1 teaspoon red crushed pepper
- 3 tablespoons capers
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste optional
- freshly grated parmesan fo serving
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1/2 cup diced cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Make sure to reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
Sauce
- On medium to low heat, add olive oil, garlic and red crushed pepper and allow to cook for 1 minute to get the oil fragrant.
- Then add the anchovy paste and sun-dried tomato paste (or finely chopped sun dried tomato)
- Then and the cherry tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Then add the pasta water and stir. Add the olives and capers and bring to a boil then lower the heat and allow to simmer for 12-15 minutes.
- Top the pasta with freshly grated parmesan and chopped parsley. Enjoy!
