Spaghetti Puttanesca Recipe

Ingredients

• 2tbsp olive oil
• 10 anchovy fillets, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 3 sprigs rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped
• 2tsp tomato purée
• 1kg (2lb 4oz) large tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and roughly chopped, or 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes with juice
• 100ml (4fl oz) dry white wine
• 50g (2oz) capers, drained and rinsed
• 75g (3oz) pitted black olives, chopped
• 400g (14oz) dried spaghetti
• 2tbsp basil, roughly torn
• freshly grated Parmesan, to serve

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan and add the anchovies, garlic, chilli and rosemary. Cook for a couple of minutes, but do not allow the garlic to brown. Add the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, wine, capers and olives. Stir well and cook for 45 minutes on a low heat until the sauce is rich and thick.

2. Cook the pasta and drain well. Divide between 4 warmed bowls. Add the basil to the sauce, and spoon on to the pasta. Sprinkle over the Parmesan and serve.