PICCHI PACCHI

Ingredients:

Olive oil- 1/3 cup

Onion- 1

Garlic- 1(crushed)

Anchovy fillets- 4(drained and soaked in milk for 45 minutes)

Canned Italian tomatoes- 1 2/3 cups(drained and chopped)

Basil- 1

Salt and Ground black pepper

Method:

• In a large pan heat oil ans saute onion and garlic until soft.
• Add drained anchovies and cook for 1-2 minutes, breaking them up with the spoon as you stir.
• Add tomatoes and basil, season lightly and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes or so, until smooth and thick.
• Adjust seasoning. No grated cheese is served with this sauce.

Note:

Picchi- Pacchi is a rich, full-flavored sauce that can be served on most types of pasta, but coming from Sicily it is more often than not appears on spaghetti.There is a version that include fried eggplant, and another has black olives thrown in for the last 5 minutes of cooking.