Pasta Puttanesca is the classic pasta sauce of the whore’s. It is also one of the most flavorful pasta sauces in all of Italian cooking. This is a very easy sauce to make and goes good with any kind of pasta that you use. It is also an excellent pizza sauce to boot. The recipe can be found below! Enjoy!

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Ingredients:
1 Lb pasta. (Any kind will do, spaghetti, penne, fusili, bucatini etc.)
5 cloves of garlic finely chopped.
1 can/flat of anchovies, drain the oil off of them and chop them rough or use 2-3 Tbsp. anchovy paste.
1/2 Tsp. red pepper flakes to start. If you want it spicier then use 1 Tsp and it will bring the heat.
1 can chopped black olives. You can use oil cured if you want to peel the meat from the pits or you can use kalamatas.
3Tbsp. capers drained and rinsed.
1/3 cup of olive oil.
3/4 cup fresh basil leaves roughly chopped. If you don’t have fresh then use 1Tbsp. dry to start, taste and add more if needed.
3/4 cup of basil chiffonade to add as topping to pasta before serving. You can use flat leaf parsely if you want to.
1 28 oz can of plum tomatoes that you have crushed up by hand and you can use domestic or San Marzano tomatoes.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Grated parmigiano reggiano or grana padano or any Italian grated cheese as preferred topping if wanted.

Instructions:
1. Heat up your large skillet (12 inch if you have one) on medium heat.
2. Add olive oil, garlic, anchovies, and red pepper flakes and saute until anchovies melt into oil and garlic softens.
3. When anchovies melt and garlic softens add olives, capers, tomatoes, black pepper, salt, basil and bring to bubblling and then simmer to desired thickness. Some people like their puttanesca on the thin side and some like it a bit more on the thick side.
4. Add 1-2 Tsp. of sugar to taste(optional)to help cut the acid of the tomatoes and red pepper flakes.

5. While your sauce is simmering put your pasta into well salted water and cook until Al Dente and then either toss the pasta with the sauce and serve or plate some pasta and top with the sauce, basil and cheese.

Hope you enjoy!

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