# spaghetti alla puttanesca

This is a recipe for spaghetti alla puttanesca, a classic Italian pasta dish with a flavorful tomato-based sauce.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g spaghetti
- salted water
- drizzle olive oil
- 2 anchovy fillets
- 1 small dried red pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cs capers
- 200 g peeled cherry tomatoes
- 200 g tomato pulp
- 10 pitted black olives
- 1 cs chopped parsley
- pepper
- 1 pinch sugar
- parmesan

## Instructions

1. Start by finely cutting 1 small dried red pepper.
2. Roughly cut a few capers.
3. Pour a good drizzle of olive oil into a hot pan.
4. Add 2 whole garlic cloves, 2 anchovy fillets, and the chili.
5. Let the anchovies melt over low heat.
6. Add the peeled cherry tomatoes and a little tomato pulp.
7. Mix and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes.
8. Once the sauce is ready, remove the garlic.
9. Add the olives and parsley.
10. Mix for 30 seconds.
11. Add the al dente pasta.
12. Add a pinch of sugar if the cherry tomatoes are not sweet enough.
13. Add a little pepper.
14. Finish with the cooking water.
15. Mix well until it's ready.
16. Add a little sauce on top.
17. Add a pinch of parmesan.

## Equipment

- hot pan

## Tips

- To peel cherry tomatoes, plunge them for 2-3 minutes in boiling water, then transfer them to iced water to easily remove the skin.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@wholecakeisland/video/7394900549348445473?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7585936038297536002
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/79a850e5-1bee-4664-82f3-ab9f15725714
- Extracted: 2025-12-20

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