Puttanesca A La Andy's Colonial Tavern

Ingredients

1/4 c olive oil
3 garlic
35 oz italian tomatoes
1 tb capers
5/8 c oil cured black olives
1/2 ts pepper flakes
1 ts basil
1 ts oregano
1 lb spaghetti
2 tb parsley leaves

Instructions

Heat the oil in a nonreactive large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, stir, remove the pan from the heat, and allow the hot oil to turn the garlic pale gold, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, capers, olives, red pepper flakes, basil, oregano, and black pepper, return to medium-low heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste the sauce and add salt and pepper if needed. Reduce the heat to very low. Cook the spaghetti in plenty of well-salted, boiling water until al dente; drain. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce, sprinkle on the fresh parsley, and serve. From The New York Cookbook by Molly O'Neill.