Spaghetti with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Spaghetti with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil Prep Time: 15 min. Cook Time: 30 min. Yield: 4 servings
1 small onion, minced

Directions:
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
2 garlic cloves, minced
When very hot and almost smoking, add the onion,
4 anchovy fi llets, minced (about 2 tablespoons)
garlic, and anchovies and sauté for 3 minutes. Reduce
1⁄2 cup pitted black olives, coarsely chopped the heat to medium and add the olives, capers, white
wine, salt, pepper, and red pepper fl akes. Cook, stirring
2 tablespoons drained capers, rinsed
occasionally until the white wine has reduced by half,
1⁄2 cup white wine about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and simmer until
reduced slightly, about 20 minutes Barilla Pasta Tips
1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
Meanwhile, add the pasta to the pot of boiling salted
1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus
more to taste water and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but
Use the right amount of water. Use a
still fi rm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving
1⁄2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper fl akes
6- to 8-quart-capacity pot to prepare one
about 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
1 (28-ounce) can crushed Italian tomatoes pound of pasta. Fill the pot no more than
Once the tomato sauce has reduced slightly, add the
1 pound Barilla spaghetti pasta 2/3 with water – if you use more, the
pasta to the sauce and stir to coat. Add enough of the
water will spill over; if you use too little,
1⁄2 cup chopped fresh basil reserved pasta cooking liquid, 1⁄4 cup at a time, to
the pasta won’t cook properly.
moisten. Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
Gently toss in the basil and serve.
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