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Spaghetti Puttanesca with
Boquerones
TOTAL 30 MIN; SERVES 4White anchovies add a pop of sweet acid
to a tomato-based sauce. Be sure to add
them off the heat for the freshest flavor.2 to 4 chiles de árbol
4 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced on a
mandoline (2^1 / 2 Tbsp.)
7 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
2 oil-packed anchovy fillets (such as
Ortiz), drained and chopped (1^1 /^2
tsp.)
1 Tbsp. fresh oregano leaves
12 / 3 cups hand-crushed San Marzano
tomatoes (from 1 [28-oz.] can
whole peeled San Marzano plum
tomatoes, drained)(^3) / (^4) cup Castelvetrano olives (4 oz.),
pitted and coarsely chopped
2 Tbsp. drained nonpareil capers
12 oz. uncooked bronze-cut spaghetti
(such as Barilla Collezione)
12 boquerones fillets (marinated white
anchovies)
(^1) / 2 cup chopped fresh basil
- Heat chiles, garlic, and 6 tablespoons
oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-
low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until gar-
lic is tender and light golden, about 5
minutes. Add anchovies and oregano;
cook, breaking up anchovies using the
back of a spoon, until garlic is golden and
mixture is fragrant, about 1 minute and 30
seconds. Add tomatoes; bring to a sim-
mer over medium. Simmer, stirring occa-
sionally, until flavors are melded and
sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
Remove and discard chiles. Stir in olives
and capers.- While sauce simmers, cook pasta in a
pot according to master technique (until
very al dente, about 3 minutes shorter
than package directions call for). - Using tongs, transfer pasta to sauce in
skillet, reserving cooking liquid in pot.
Increase heat under skillet to high; cook,
stirring and shaking skillet constantly,
adding^3 / 4 to 1 cup reserved cooking liquid,
(^1) / 4 cup at a time, until pasta is tender and
sauce is creamy and coats the pasta, 3 to
4 minutes total. Remove from heat. Add
boquerones, basil, and remaining 1 table-
spoon oil; toss to coat.
WINE Juicy, low-tannin Italian red: 2016
Planeta Frappato Vittoria
You can also try this
recipe with hearty
bucatini or delicate
angel hair pasta.