Tomato, Cheese, and Anchovy Sauce
- 4 to 6 quarts water
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 pound homemade or store-bought fusilli
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 anchovy fillets in salt, rinsed and dried
- 2 ounces green olives in brine, drained, pitted, and diced
- 1 3/4 cups Tomato and Basil Sauce
- 5 ounces fresh mozzarella (fior di latte), diced
- Fine sea salt to taste
- Grinding of black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Bring the water to a boil in a pasta pot with an insert.
- Add the salt and fusilli.
- For commercially prepared fusilli, follow the directions on the packaging.
- For homemade, the cooking time will be less but more than for most types of homemade pasta because of their thickness.
- Cook until al dente, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Drain the fusilli and place them in a large bowl.
- Toss with the 1 tablespoon olive oil, cover, and set aside.
- Heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium-size saucepan over low heat, stir in the anchovies with a wooden spoon, and cook until they almost dissolve into the oil.
- Stir in the olives and tomato sauce, bring the ingredients to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the mozzarella, pour the sauce over the fusilli, and mix everything together very quickly, allowing the cheese to melt.
- Add the salt, pepper, and oregano, toss again, and transfer the mixture to a pasta platter.
- Serve immediately.
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Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/tomato-cheese-and-anchovy-sauce (may not work)