WHORE STYLE PASTA (PASTA ALLA PUTTANESCA)

WHORE STYLE PASTA (PASTA ALLA PUTTANESCA)

Lotsa lotsa love for my Bella Granny Franca in Roma for giving me this killer recipe.

For this she uses spaghetti but other type of pasta is good. I asked her where the name came from and she just shrugged and said it’s what they (the whores) used to cook for their customers!

4 teaspoons of olive oil

2 cloves of garlic (chopped)

3 anchovies

100 gr. of black olives (no stones)

1 small tin of capers

2 teaspoon chilli flakes

400 gr. peeled tomatoes (fresh or tinned)

50ml of wine

350g pasta (Spaghetti or Macaroni or Fusilli)

In a frying pan put the olive oil, the garlic cloves, the anchovies, the seeded black olives cut in bits, the capers and the chilli. Fry for a few minutes, add a sip of wine and let evaporate

Add tomatoes, little salt and cook for 10 minutes or until sauces thickens

Cook the pasta the pasta “al dente” and add sauce – eat while steaming hot.


Here's some shots of Roma to put you in the mood...