Puttanesca

Puttanesca

Stuff you'll need:
-olive oil
-1 can of anchovies
-10-15 kalamata olives
-1/2 bundle of parsley
-6-8 cloves of garlic
-1/2 pound of spaghetti or linguine
-1 16 oz can of diced tomatoes (or fresh tomatoes)
-cheese for grating, both parmesan reggiano and pecorino romano are great choices (dont get pregrated)

1. start boiling water for 1/2 a pound of spaghetti, throw in the spaghetti as soon as it hits a boil (save some pasta water for later if it finishes cooking before you're done)

2. chop:
-1 can of anchovies (drain the oil unless you're a fishy fuck)
-6-8 cloves of garlic
-10-15 kalamata olives
-1/2 bundle of parsley (throw stems away)
-tomatoes if you're not using canned ones

3. heat up a pan with ~1/8 cup olive oil

4. add anchovies and garlic once hot

5. cook that shit a few minutes, until garlic turns goldenish

6. add 3/4 - 1 cups of tomatoes (diced)

7. cook few minutes again

8. add:
-1/2 - 3/4 cup pasta water from the pot, depending on how dry it got from cooking
-olives

9. cook a few more minutes, make sure to mix everything real well

10. Add chopped parsley, cook for another minute or so, the parsley should cook pretty quickly

11. add 1/2 pound pasta to the pan, mix it up real good and let it sit for a few minutes to soak in the sauce

12. Ready to eat, top it with parmesan reggiano or peccorino romano