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Filipino-Style Puttanesca on a white plate with garlic bread

Filipino-Style Pasta Puttanesca

Lalaine
Hearty and delicious Pasta Puttanesca prepared in the Filipino style. With tuyo (dried herring), freshly chopped tomatoes, olives, and capers, it's a flavor explosion in every bite!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 4 servings
Calories 507 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 5 pieces tuyo (dried herring)
  • water
  • 4 pieces tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 ounces spaghetti noodles, dry
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 onion, small, peeled and chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 cup olives, pitted
  • 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
  • parsley
  • parmesan

Instructions
 

  • In a pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add tuyo until lightly browned. Set aside.
  • Score the tomatoes.
  • In a pot over medium heat, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add tomatoes and cook for about 30 seconds or until skins are loosened.
  • Remove from pot and blanch in iced water until cooled. Peel the skin, remove seeds, and chop. Set aside.
  • In another pot over medium heat, add 4 cups of water and salt. Bring to a boil. Add spaghetti noodles. Cook pasta until al dente.
  • Remove from heat and drain well. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
  • Debone tuyo, flake meat, and coarsely chop fried tuyo. Set aside.
  • In another pan over medium, heat 1/4 cup olive oil. Add onions and garlic. Cook until softened.
  • Add tuyo flakes, tomato paste, tomatoes, sugar, olives, and capers. Stir to combine.
  • Add 1 cup pasta water and simmer.
  • Add cooked pasta. Stir until coated with sauce.
  • Transfer to serving plates. Top with Parmesan cheese and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Notes

  • Cook the noodles a minute or two shy of the package directions as they will continue to cook when added to the sauce.
  • Add dried red chili flakes to the sauce if you want to give your pasta puttanesca a kick of heat.

Nutrition

Calories: 507kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 12gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 895mgPotassium: 336mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 170IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 2mg
Keyword filipino-style pasta puttanesca
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