This is the sauce you need to make pasta alla puttanesca, a specialty of Naples.

　　

Ingredients

makes about 2 cups

　　1/3 cup olive oil

　　6 garlic cloves, chopped

　　1 cup Simple Tomato Sauce (page 264)

　　3 tablespoons capers, rinsed, drained, and chopped

　　1/4 cup pitted black olives, chopped

　　1/4 teaspoon (or more) dried chile flakes

　　1/4 cup chopped parsley

　　3 salt-packed anchovies, soaked, filleted, and chopped

　　

Step 1

Into a heavy saucepan over medium heat, pour: 1/3 cup olive oil.

　　

Step 2

Add: 6 garlic cloves, chopped.

　　

Step 3

When they start to sizzle add: 1 cup Simple Tomato Sauce (page 264), 3 tablespoons capers, rinsed, drained, and chopped, 1/4 cup pitted black olives, chopped, 1/4 teaspoon (or more) dried chile flakes, 1/4 cup chopped parsley.

　　

Step 4

Cook for 5 minutes and add: 3 salt-packed anchovies, soaked, filleted, and chopped.

　　

Step 5

Cook for a minute or two. Taste for salt and adjust as needed.

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