Spaghetti With White Puttanesca

9 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  • 8 anchovy fillets
  • 1/4 cup salt-packed capers, soaked, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup pitted and sliced Nocellara or Cerignola olives
  • 8 fat garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
  • 1 pound spaghetti
  • 3/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • kosher salt

Directions

  1. 1
    In a very large skillet (or a Dutch oven), warm 1/4 cup of the olive oil over medium-high heat until very hot.
  2. 2
    Add the anchovies and capers and cook, stirring occasionally, until nicely browned, about 3 minutes.
  3. 3
    Add the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, the olives, garlic and chili flakes and cook until the garlic is golden, about 3 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add 2 tablespoons water to the pan.
  5. 5
    Remove from the heat.
  6. 6
    In a large pot of well-salted boiling water, cook the pasta according to the package instructions until 2 minutes shy of al dente; drain.
  7. 7
    Toss the spaghetti into the skillet with the caper-anchovy mixture.
  8. 8
    Cook over medium heat until the pasta is al dente, 1 to 2 minutes, adding additional water if the sauce seems dry.
  9. 9
    Toss in the parsley and season with salt to taste.
  10. 10
    Divide the pasta among four individual serving plates or bowls and finish each with a drizzle of olive oil.

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