Zesty Spaghetti a la Puttanesca

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TOTAL TIME:35 min
Prep:10 min
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Cook:25 min
 
YIELD:4 Servings
LEVEL:Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 cups ripe cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 15 kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
  • 1 heaping tablespoon capers, coarsely chopped
  • Large pinch brown sugar
  • Pinch sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Directions

Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water until it is slightly undercooked, about 1 minute away from being al dente, strain. Heat the olive oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add chile flakes and garlic, saute for 2 minutes, until garlic is fragrant and golden. Add the mashed anchovies and saute for 30 seconds. Then add the cherry tomatoes and saute for an additional 8 to 10 minutes, until the tomatoes begin to create a light sauce. Once the tomatoes have sauced up, mix the olives, capers, brown sugar, sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper into the sauce. Add the cooked spaghetti to the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low and use tongs to stir until the pasta absorbs the sauce, about 3 minutes.

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  • on February 07, 2012

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    great recipe...but I did use less that half the spaghetti (just under 300g It still gave me 4 servings and was nice and saucey! And to make it a little more healthy I used whole wheat noodles.

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  • on December 14, 2011

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    Hmm, maybe I need to try reviewer Dane's version? The addition of the chantarelle mushrooms sounds wonderful! Personally, I didn't care too much for this dish. It had a lot of flavor but they didn't seem to combine together too well. Perhaps if I try a few tweaks as other reviewers suggested it will taste better?

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  • on December 12, 2011

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    Love this plate! It's a wonderful dish to play with and tweak. I LOVE capers but for some reason I prefer to leave them out. I roast 6 garlic cloves, amp it up to 8 filets (you can't taste them but they add such a richness you can't get any other way!!!, double the tomatoes, super easy on the red pepper!, added chantarelle mushrooms (1 cup, served with any version of long pasta along with a smoky syrah from Amista and voila! Perfection!

    Hmmm... that penne al Cioccolato con Anchovies is looking pretty smoky. :D

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