Spaghetti all’Arrabbiata

Name: Spaghetti all’Arrabbiata
Ingredients: 3-4 dried red chillies, de-seeded and chopped; 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped; ½ x 50 g (2 oz) can of anchovies, mashed; 450 g (1 lb) spaghetti; 6 tablespoons olive oil; salt and pepper; salt and pepper

Preparation info

4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

The ‘raging’ of the title refers to the ‘blaze’ imparted by dried chillies. This is not for the tender palate, but a fine, appetizing and fast way to serve spaghetti for those who like it hot.

Ingredients

3-4 dried red chillies, de-seeded and chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, chopped
½ x 50 g (2

Fish course
Pasta
Pescatarian

Method

Prepare the red chillies and pound them roughly in a pestle and mortar with the garlic and anchovies. Put this mixture in a wide flameproof dish over a very low heat. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for about 8 minutes or until just tender. The spaghetti should look creamy pale, and be flexible but not sticky. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon of the cooking water. Combine the spaghetti with