SPAGHETTI ALLA PUTTANESCA
The term "Puttanesca" is derived from "Puttana" the Italian for Prostitute! Originally from Naples and the red light district, the ladies of the night would often prepare a variation of this recipe because it was quick, filling, and delicious.
Provided by Giovanni Avella
Categories Spaghetti
Time 45m
Yield 2-3
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Drain tomatoes and reserve liquid.
- Sauté onion in olive oil until browned, add garlic and red pepper flakes and continue to sauté for a couple of minutes more.
- Do not over brown the garlic.
- Add tomatoes and ½ cup of the reserved liquid, the wine, capers, olives, mushrooms, oregano, and anchovies.
- Bring sauce to boil, lower heat to simmer and cook uncovered for twenty minutes.
- If the sauce becomes too dry add more tomato juice a little at time.
- During the last 5 minutes of cooking time add basil and parsley, finish cooking.
- Once the sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of water to a full rolling boil, add salt.
- Read package directions for spaghetti to determine cooking time.
- Add spaghetti and cook according to package directions so that the sauce and spaghetti are finish about the same time.
- Drain the pasta well.
- Add pasta to sauce pot, combine and cook for another minute or two.
- Move spaghetti to service plates.
- Sprinkle with grated Romano or Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 849.9, Fat 32.3, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 1781.9, Carbohydrate 86.7, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 2.3, Protein 27.4
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