Y’all know I love one pot dishes and I love pasta. Hence, one pasta dishes are pretty high on my list of life’s priorities. Spaghetti Puttanesca have been around for ages, so here’s my own version of this Italian classic.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 4 servings / 1.16 EUR per serving / 4.63 EUR for all)

4 tbsp olive oil (0.18 EUR)

2 cups cherry tomatoes (1.33 EUR)

4 salted anchovies (0.53 EUR)

4 sundried tomatoes (0.27 EUR)

6 garlic cloves (0.20 EUR)

½ cup pitted olives (0.40 EUR)

Good pinch of red pepper flakes (0.02 EUR)

1 tsp dried oregano (0.07 EUR)

400 grams dried spaghetti (0.80 EUR)

Good pinch of salt (0.01 EUR)

Good pinch of freshly cracked black pepper (0.02 EUR)

2 cups water (–)

½ cup finely shredded hard cheese (0.80 EUR)

METHOD:

Add the olive oil and cherry tomatoes to a deep skillet on medium heat. Bring to a sizzle, cover with a lid and cook for about 5-10 minutes, until tomatoes are blistered and softened, while giving it an occasional stir. In the meantime, finely chop up anchovies and sundried tomatoes, thinly slice garlic and roughly chop up the olives.

Once the tomatoes are blistered, add in anchovies, sundried tomatoes, garlic, olives, red pepper flakes and oregano. Cook for a few minutes until everything is fragrant before adding in spaghetti, salt, pepper and water. Make sure that the spaghetti is covered in water, bring to a gentle simmer, cover tightly with a lid and reduce heat. Cook on low for about 10-15 minutes until the spaghetti are cooked through, while giving a gentle stir every now and then. If needed, add in a splash more of water.

Serve immediately, sprinkled generously with finely shredded hard cheese like Grana Padano or Parmigiano Reggiano.

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Već i vrapci na granama znaju da obožavam jela koja se kuhaju u jednom loncu i obožavam tjesteninu. Stoga tjestenina iz jednog lonca kotira prilično visoko na ljestvici mojih životnih prioriteta. Špageti Puttanesca kao koncept postoje već preko pedeset godina, a ovo je moja verzija talijanskog klasika.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 4 porcije / 8,66 kn po porciji / 34,63 kn za sve)

4 žlice maslinovog ulja (1,32 kn)

2 šalice cherry rajčica (10,00 kn)

4 slana inčuna (4,00 kn)

4 sušene rajčice (2,00 kn)

6 češnjeva češnjaka (1,50 kn)

½ šalice odkoštenih maslina (3,00 kn)

Dobar prstohvat sušenog čilija u listićima (0,15 kn)

1 žličica sušenog origana (0,50 kn)

400 g sušenih špageta (6,00 kn)

Dobar prstohvat soli (0,01 kn)

Dobar prstohvat svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,15 kn)

2 šalice vode (–)

½ šalice fino ribanog tvrdog sira (6,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Maslinovo ulje i cherry rajčice ubacite u dublju tavu na srednjoj vatri. Kada počne krčkati poklopite i kuhajte 5-10 minuta da se rajčice blago karameliziraju, s time da povremeno sve promiješate. U međuvremenu nasjeckajte inčune i sušene rajčice, češnjak narežite na tanke ploške, te grubo narežite masline.

Kad se cherry rajčice karameliziraju u tavu dodajte inčune, sušene rajčice, češnjak, masline, čili i origano. Kuhajte koju minutu da sve zamiriši prije nego ubacite i špagete, sol, papar i vodu. Vodite računa o tome da su špageti potopljeni, pa pustite da sve zavrije i čvrsto poklopite. Smanjite vatru i krčkajte 10-15 minuta dok špageti ne budu gotovi, a povremeno sve dobro promiješajte. Po potrebi dodajte još mrvicu vode.

Poslužite odmah sa dobrom dozom ribanog tvrdog sira tipa parmezan ili Grana Padano.