Jamie Oliver Pasta Puttanesca Recipe
This Jamie Oliver Pasta Puttanesca Recipe is bold. It is fast and full of flavor. I love this classic Italian pasta.
Ingredients
- Spaghetti 400 grams
- Olive oil 3 tablespoons
- Garlic cloves 4 minced
- Anchovy fillets 4 chopped
- Chili flakes 1 teaspoon
- Canned tomatoes 400 grams
- Black olives 1 cup sliced
- Capers 2 tablespoons
- Fresh parsley 2 tablespoons chopped
- Salt as needed
- Black pepper as needed
Instructions
Boil the pasta
- Boil water with salt. Cook spaghetti until al dente. Save some pasta water.Drain the rest.
Start the sauce
- Heat olive oil gently. Add garlic anchovies. Stir until anchovies melt. Do not burn garlic.
Add flavors
- Add chili flakes slowly. Pour in tomatoes gently. Simmer sauce for ten minutes.
Mix olives and capers
- Add olives and capers. Cook for three minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Combine pasta
- Add pasta to sauce. Add pasta water if needed. Toss everything very well.
Finish and serve
- Sprinkle fresh parsley. Serve hot and fresh.
Notes
- Use good quality olives.
- Do not skip anchovies.
- They add deep flavor.
- Cook pasta until firm.
- Taste sauce before serving.
- Add pasta water slowly.