Puttanesca Sauce Recipe

Puttanesca sauce is a traditional Italian sauce from the Campania region, prepared with peeled tomatoes, black olives, capers, and anchovies. Chili pepper gives it that extra flavor that makes this sauce even more mouth-watering. With its unique taste, it is a perfect sauce for any type of pasta, but not only… For example, you can use it for preparing focaccia or bruschetta. 

Puttanesca Sauce Recipe
Puttanesca Sauce Recipe
Puttanesca Sauce

Puttanesca Sauce Recipe

A luxurious Puttanesca Sauce recipe which pairs roasted peeled tomatoes, black olives, capers, and anchovies for a decadent pasta sauce.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Sauce
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 122 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 14 oz. Tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 3 oz. Black Olives (Gaeta olives), pitted and crushed
  • A Capers , a handful in salt, rinsed and chopped
  • 3 Anchovy fillets
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Red Pepper Flakes, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Parsley, fresh and chopped
  • 3 tablespoons Olive Oil, extra virgin
  • Black Pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat extra virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  • Add garlic cloves and chili pepper. Cook for one minute and then reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Add anchovies and stir until they have melted.
  • Add chopped tomatoes and capers. Stir well to combine and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add olives and chopped parsley, and stir well to combine.
  • Remove garlic cloves and let the sauce simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy.

EQUIPMENT

Cast Iron Skillet
Wooden Spoon

Notes

  • Serve with pasta like spaghetti, bucatini, penne or other types you prefer.
  • You can add some grated Parmigiano when serving.
  • Adding salt is not necessary as this sauce includes ingredients that are already quite salty. You should only add salt to the water for cooking the pasta. You can add a pinch of black pepper.

Nutrition Estimate

Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 295mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1020IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
Keyword Puttanesca Sauce
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