Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb thin spaghetti
  • 1 can italian tomato
  • 2 tablespoons minced Italian parsley
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 6 flat anchovy fillets, drained & minced
  • 6 black olives, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon small caper, drained & blotted
  • romano cheese or parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 small sweet onion, julienned
  • 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 6 -8 fresh basil leaves, torn
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
  • 2 ounces marsala wine
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Method

  • Drain tomatoes and reserve liquid.
  • Saute onion in olive oil until browned, add garlic and red pepper flakes and continue to saute for a couple of minutes more.
  • Do not over brown the garlic.
  • Add tomatoes and 1/2 cup of the reserved liquid, the wine, capers, olives, mushrooms, oregano, and anchovies.
  • Bring sauce to boil, lower heat to simmer and cook uncovered for twenty minutes.
  • If the sauce becomes too dry add more tomato juice a little at time.
  • During the last 5 minutes of cooking time add basil and parsley, finish cooking.
  • Once the sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of water to a full rolling boil, add salt.
  • Read package directions for spaghetti to determine cooking time.
  • Add spaghetti and cook according to package directions so that the sauce and spaghetti are finish about the same time.
  • Drain the pasta well.
  • Add pasta to sauce pot, combine and cook for another minute or two.
  • Move spaghetti to service plates.
  • Sprinkle with grated Romano or Parmesan.