Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

A raunchy name (la puttana is a prostitute) for a delicious sauce from the slums of Rome that can be made quickly from canned goods. Keep these ingredients in stock and you will always be able to feed yourselves and others. A gutsy sauce that is good for late nights and hangovers.

Ingredients

Spaghetti
6 anchovies, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
Chilli powder or cayenne pepper to taste
600 grams canned peeled plum tomatoes ( 2 cans )
2/3 cup black pitted olives, sliced
1 tablespoon of capers



Instructions

1. Put olive oil, chilli powder, anchovies and garlic in a large frying pan and cook at medium heat for two minutes, mashing the anchovies with a fork
2. Add the tomatoes, olives and capers and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently
3. Cook the spaghetti accordig to the packet instructions
4. Drain spaghetti and put into the frying pan and fry for 1 minute, stirring all the time
5. If your frying pan is not large enough, don't worry, just pour the sauce over the cooked spaghetti and stir rigourously (not much is lost compared to the last minute frying described in 4)
6. Serve immediately with parmesan