Pasta Puttanesca Perfecto Food

PASTA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, warm the olive oil, garlic slices, anchovy filets and crushed red pepper flakes over medium heat. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring as the garlic becomes fragrant and the anchovies begin to break down. Use a wooden spoon or chopsticks to mash the anchovies a bit and incorporate into the oil.
• Add the tomatoes and cook for 5-10 minutes for the sauce to reduce and become rich and jammy. Add the drained capers and olives.
• As the sauce cooks, bring a large stock pot of water to a boil with 2 tablespoons of kosher salt. Add the spaghetti and cook 2 minutes less than the package instructions. Transfer the cooked pasta to the sauce, toss, and continue to cook for 2 more minutes. Add slivered fresh basil leaves and serve with grated Parmesan.

PANTRY PULL PASTA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Melt the butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add the breadcrumbs and toast until golden brown and crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season aggressively with salt. Add the pasta and cook to al dente, 1 to 2 minutes less than the package recommends. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the anchovies and cook, using a wooden spoon to break them up, until the anchovies begin to dissolve into the oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low. Add the garlic and chile flakes and cook, stirring, an additional 1 to 2 minutes, taking care not to burn the garlic. Stir in the tomatoes, olives, capers, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, then add the spaghetti and 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of the pasta water. Cook, tossing, until the pasta is coated and the sauce begins to thicken, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley. Top with the toasted breadcrumbs and serve immediately.

PASTA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Cook farfelle according to directions on the package. In skillet heat olive oil and saute garlic until golden. With kitchen scissors chopped tomatoes and add to skillet. Add capers, oregano, basil and red pepper to taste. Add olives and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Add parsley. Serve with drained pasta.

PASTA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Bring pot of water to boil and salt it. Warm 2 tablespoons oil with garlic and anchovies in skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is lightly golden.
• Drain tomatoes and crush with fork or hands. Add to skillet, with some salt and pepper. Raise heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes break down and mixture becomes saucy, about 10 minutes. Stir in olives, capers and red pepper flakes, and continue to simmer.
• Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until it is tender but not mushy. Drain quickly and toss with sauce and remaining tablespoon of oil. Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary, garnish with herbs if you like, and serve.

PASTA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add oil, garlic, anchovies, and crushed pepper. Saute mixture until anchovies melt into oil and completely dissolve and garlic is tender, about 3 minutes: your kitchen never smelled so good! Add olives, capers, tomatoes, black pepper, and parsley. Bring sauce to a bubble, reduce heat, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes.
• Toss sauce with cooked pasta. Pass bread and cheese at the table and serve with Bitter Greens Salad.
• Combine greens in a salad bowl. Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over the bowl. Drizzle salad liberally with extra virgin olive oil. Toss salad and season salad with salt and pepper. Arrange salad on plates. Garnish plates with black olives, if using.

PASTA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta until al dente according to the package directions.
• Mash (in this order) the garlic, anchovies and olives using a mortar and pestle, or just chop them finely together. Set aside.
• Using a fork, crumble the Parmesan.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the red onions and cook until slightly caramelized. Add the tomatoes and cook for a couple of minutes. Pour in the broth or wine and cook for another 2 minutes, then pour in the garlic/anchovy/olive mixture. Stir and continue cooking until the sauce is nice and reduced and wonderful, several minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet. Add the crumbled Parmesan and toss to coat the pasta in the sauce. Tear the basil leaves and sprinkle over the top. Serve right out of the skillet.

SPAGHETTI PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a non-stick pan over a medium-low heat. Add the onion along with a generous pinch of salt and fry for 10 mins, or until soft. Add the garlic and chilli, if using, and cook for a further minute.
• Stir the tomatoes, anchovies, olives and capers into the onion, bring to a gentle simmer and cook, uncovered, for 15 mins. Season to taste.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions, then drain and toss with the sauce and parsley.

PASTA ALLA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook anchovy fillets in oil for 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, water, tomato paste and seasonings., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in olives and capers; heat through. Serve with pasta.

PASTA PUTTANESCA PERFECTO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil and add a generous palmful of sea salt or kosher salt to the pot. Add pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente.
• While waiting for the water to boil, heat oil in a medium skillet. Add garlic and cook for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, and making sure it does not burn. Then add onion, salt, pepper, fresh herbs and stir, cooking, for about 5 minutes. Add the anchovies and their oil, raise the heat to medium-high, and cook for another 1-2 minutes, stirring until anchovies are dissolved.
• Add tomatoes with their juice, as well as bay leaf and red pepper flakes. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add olives and capers. Simmer another 5-10 minutes, then taste and adjust seasonings. Drain pasta and place in a large shallow bowl, then toss with the puttanesca sauce and serve.