Spaghetti Sauce Puttanesca

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Title: SPAGHETTI SAUCE PUTTANESCA
Categories: Italian, Sauces
Yield: 1 batch

3 Anchovy fillets; chopped
2 tb Olive oil
4 cn Peeled Italian plum tomatoes
-- (28 oz. cans)
-or-
40 To 50 fresh tomatoes
2 tb Fresh basil
2 tb Fresh oregano
1 lg Head garlic; abt. 12 cloves
2 tb Capers; drained
1/2 c Kalamata olives
-- pitted and halved

--------------------------GARNISH--------------------------
Grated Parmesan cheese

Heat olive oil in large Dutch oven. Add anchovies and
stir together until oil and anchovies make a paste.
Add the tomatoes, liquid and all. Break up the
tomatoes and cook for 2 hours, then add the basil,
oregano and half the garlic. Cook for 6 to 8 hours,
adding a little water as needed. The sauce will become
a dark, rich red. In the last half hour, add the
remaining garlic, olives and capers. Cook for a few
minutes to blend the flavors. Serve over pasta and
pass grated Parmesan.

The editors wrote: "Anchovies, capers, olives and
garlic result in a mysterious and wholly Italian taste
experience that even anchovy haters tend to like.
This recipe was...the best of several on this theme.
We would only suggest the possibility of adding the
fresh herbs later in the cooking process."

Recipe from Ellen Boehm Smith of San Jose, CA in
"Great Spaghetti Sauce Cookoff" article in "The Herb
Companion." Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993, Vol. 5, No. 2. Pg.
78. Posted by Cathy Harned.

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