Recipe for Success
Pasta is the holy grail for intense workout recovery!
This classic Italian dish can be made done in just 40 minutes! It's highly customizable as well depending on type of ingredients you have in your pantry.
Rich in potassium, pasta can help lower the blood pressure to avoid cramps and muscle pains, making it the one of the best post-workout food.
Spaghetti Puttanesca
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 to 4 canned anchovies, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 tablespoon capers
3/4 cup (95g) pitted olives (black or green), roughly chopped
1 pound spaghetti
Salt
Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Directions
1. Heat pasta water:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (1 Tbsp of salt for every 2 quarts of water). While the water is heating, start making the sauce.
2. Cook onions, anchovies, garlic:
Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, deep sauté pan. When the oil is hot, cook the onions until they're soft and translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
While the onions are cooking, stir in the chopped anchovies along with some of the oil from the can.
Add the finely chopped garlic and cook another minute.
3. Make the sauce:
Mix in the tomato paste and cook it for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.Add the crushed tomatoes, oregano, chili pepper flakes, olives, and capers. Bring the sauce to a simmer, then lower the heat to low to maintain a gentle simmer, 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Cook the spaghetti:
When the salted pasta water is at a rolling boil, add the pasta. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, to al dente, cooked but still slightly firm.
5. Finish the sauce:
Stir the parsley into the pasta sauce. Add some pasta water into the sauce to thin it if it has become too thick.
6. Serve:
Drain the pasta and put in a large bowl. If you want, mix a little olive oil into the pasta so the pasta doesn't stick together.
Add a ladle's worth of sauce to the pasta and mix to combine. Serve in shallow bowls with more sauce on top.
Enjoy!
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