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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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