Name: Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Capers, Olives and Anchovies (Spaghetti alla Puttanesca)
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4 People
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 6 anchovy fillets; 1 pound spaghetti; 1 small garlic clove; 2 tablespoons capers; 10 black olives (Kalamata or Greek); 2 teaspoons fresh oregano; 3 cups canned whole peeled tomatoes with their juice, coarsley chopped; Salt

Preparation info

Serves
4
People

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

The Classic Pasta Cookbook

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 1993

About

Puttana in Italian means whore and this is the pasta she would use to seduce her clients. I cannot guarantee its aphrodisiac qualities but even if it does not arouse your partner it certainly should make him or her happy!

Ingredients

1 pound spaghetti
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
6

Method

Peel and finely chop the garlic clove. Chop the anchovies and put them with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a 3- to 4-quart sauce pot over medium-low heat until the anchovies begin