Fetuccine with Anchovies

This is a quick, simple and delicious dish to make.

Servings: 2

Ingredients:
100 gms Fetuccine pasta
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 dried chili peppers, chopped
1 bay leaf
Pinch of crushed black pepper
4 fillets of anchovy
5 small tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Anchovies

Instructions:

• In a pot, boil 2 liters of water for cooking the pasta.
• In a pan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil and then saute the garlic, chili pepers, bay leaf, and anchovies in a low flame.

• Crush the anchovies with the spatula.
• When the anchovies are fully crushed and the garlic is already fragrant, add the chopped tomatoes. Heat still set to low.
• Add a pinch of crush black pepper.
• Continue sauteing while waiting for the water to boil in a separate pot.
• When the water is already boiling, add fistful of salt into the pot then add the pasta.
• Halfway through the boiling of the pasta, scoop a ladle of the pasta water and pour into the pan.
• Crush the tomatoes with the spatula, still the heat is set to low.

• When the pasta is already al dente, strain the pasta and add it to the pan where the sauce is being simmered.
• Turn of the heat, stir the pasta to incorporate into the sauce.
• Serve while hot.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese on top.