Linguini alla puttanesca
Linguini alla puttanesca is an Italian easy and surprising recipe based on some kitchen leftovers: anchovies, capers, olives and tomatoes. Together with pasta it cannot become more Italian.
Ingredients
- 200 gram linguini
- 80 gram black olives
- 80 gram green olives
- 160 gram anchovies
- 8 pieces ripe vine tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ piece chili pepper
- 2 tablespoon capers
- ½ glas white wine
- some basilicum leaves
- some lemon juice
- pepper, salt
Instructions
- chop the tomatoes in large pieces
- chop the garlic and the chilli pepper into fine pieces.
- Cut the anchovies into pieces.
- Heat olive oil (you can use some of the oil of the anchovies) in a pan.
- Bake the garlic and the chili pepper for two minutes.
- Extinguish with the white wine.
- Let it reduce a bit, and then add the tomatoes, anchovies, black and green olives. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile heat water and cook the linguini.
- Cut the basilicum leaves into small pieces, and leave some of them for garnishing.
- When cooked, drain the pasta and mix it with the sauce. Put some of the cooking water aside in case the sauce is too thick.
- Add the basilicum, some lemon juice and pepper and salt tot taste.
- Let it simmer a few more minutes so that the flavours can integrate, and then serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 400gCalories: 637kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 31gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 1560mgPotassium: 615mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 495IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 191mgIron: 5mg
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