Pasta • Italian

Pilchard puttanesca

Name: Pilchard puttanesca
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300g Spaghetti; 1 tbls Olive Oil; 1 finely chopped Onion; 2 cloves minced Garlic; 1 Red Chilli; 1 tbls Tomato Puree; 425g Pilchards; 70g Black Olives; Shaved Parmesan

Ingredients

Spaghetti300g
tbls Olive Oil1
finely chopped Onion1
cloves minced Garlic2
Red Chilli1
tbls Tomato Puree1
Pilchards425g
Black Olives70g
ParmesanShaved

Steps

Cook

🥄Cook the pasta following pack instructions.
🔥Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the onion, garlic and chilli for 3-4 mins to soften.
🧂Stir in the tomato purée and cook for 1 min, then add the pilchards with their sauce.
🍳Cook, breaking up the fish with a wooden spoon, then add the olives and continue to cook for a few more mins.
🫇Drain the pasta and add to the pan with 2-3 tbsp of the cooking water.

Serve

🔥Toss everything together well, then divide between plates and serve, scattered with Parmesan.

Source: Original recipe