Pasta Alla Puttanesca

Ingredients

Sauce

  • Anchovy Fillets - Optional4
  • Fresh Chili1 piece(s)
  • Garlic Clove1
  • Black Olives - Handful
  • washed Salted Capers - Handful
  • Tomato paste - optional1tsp
  • San Marzano Tomato (pelati)500g
  • Olive Oil80ml

Pasta

  • Conchiglie From EatWasted - Or Any Other Kind500g

Assembly

  • Parsley pinch(es)
  • Olive Oil100ml

Method

Sauce

Start by heating a pan with olive oil. When it gets hot, add anchovy fillets, garlic, and chili, and let them slowly fry for a couple of minutes. Crush the pelati with your hands and add them to the pan, followed by tomato paste, capers, and olives. Turn down the heat and let it cook together until reduced, around 20-30 minutes. The capers will infuse their salt, which should be enough to season the salsa.

Pasta

Drop your pasta in boiling salted water and cook until al dente. I chose conchiglie from EatWasted, a great project that makes pasta from bread waste in Copenhagen! Drain and add the pasta to the pan.

Assembly

Turn on the heat and toss the pasta in the sauce, emulsifying with a bit of olive oil and the parsley. Add cooking water if needed to adjust the sauce texture.

Serve

Serve immediately and enjoy piping hot.