Pasta alla puttanesca or pasta in the style of the whores. Many stories of how it got its name, who knows which one is true. All i know is it's bloody awesome, uses stuff you usually have in your pantry, and takes 15 minutes at most.
Your proffered pasta, enough for 2-3 people
1/4 cup of olive oil (no seriously)
1/4 cup capers, minced
1/4 cup pitted black olives, minced
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp chilli flakes or paste or an equal amount of your favourite fresh chilli, minced
1 can (95g) of tuna, drained
1 cup tomato puree or crushed tomatoes
6 anchovy fillets, minced into a paste
Handful of chopped parsley
Get your pasta cooking, add oil to a pan and once hot add your anchovies and garlic and cook for a minute until garlic goes brown around the edges and it becomes fragrant, add your olives, capers, chilli and tuna. Cook a further minute or two, add tomato, reduce heat and allow to simmer. When pasta is 2 minutes away from being done, spoon into sauce with the heat on, allowing some of the cooking water to go into the sauce (this will both thicken and emulsify your sauce) stir constantly, adjusting with pasta water as needed until pasta is cooked to your liking. Add parsley and serve with a bit of parmesan and fresh olive oil on top.
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