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🍽️ Classic Puttanesca Sauce

561 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Cut the onion in half, peel it, and chop it into very small cubes.
  2. 2. Peel the garlic cloves and chop them finely as well.
  3. 3. Wash the chili peppers, remove the green stem, and chop them into small pieces including the seeds.
  4. 4. Drain the olives and capers in a sieve and chop them finely.
  5. 5. Take the anchovies out of the pack, drain them, and cut them into coarse pieces.
  6. 6. Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat.
  7. 7. Add the onions and garlic to the pot and sauté them for about 2 minutes until they are soft and translucent.
  8. 8. Add the chili peppers and anchovies and fry them for about 2 minutes until the anchovies almost completely dissolve.
  9. 9. Add the chopped tomatoes to the pot and let the sauce simmer for about 15 minutes.
  10. 10. Stir in the chopped olives and capers and let the sauce simmer for another 3 minutes.
  11. 11. Wash the basil, shake it dry, and pluck the leaves from the stems.
  12. 12. Chop the basil leaves finely.
  13. 13. Season the Puttanesca sauce with the fresh basil, salt, and pepper to taste.
  14. 14. Serve the sauce hot together with your pasta.
  15. 15. Store the sauce in clean jars in the refrigerator after cooling, where it will keep for up to 2 weeks.

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