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Sauce Alla Puttanesca
  • Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 cups peeled, chopped fresh Italian plum tomatoes
  • or 1 (28-ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes, coarsely
  • chopped (reserve and use the juice)
  • 1/2 cup chopped, pitted, salt-cured black olives
  • 2 teaspoons small capers, rinsed
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 (2 ounce) can flat anchovies, drained,
  • blotted dry, cut into small pieces
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley
Directions
  1. Heat oil in a large skillet add the garlic and saute over low heat for about 1 minute; do not brown
  2. Stir in tomatoes and their juice, olives, capers, red pepper, oregano and pepper
  3. Cook over medium heat, stirring to break up tomatoes until the sauce thickens, about 15 minutes
  4. Stir in anchovies and parsley
  5. Simmer for 2 minutes and add salt to taste
  6. Serves 4 to 6.


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