Ingredients
For a delicious Italian dinner, begin with an antipasto platter of marinated mushrooms and artichoke hearts, sardines, shrimp, slices of salami and fresh mozzarella. Breadsticks and a green salad are nice with the pasta. Finish with biscotti, grapes and pears.
4
rolled anchovies with capers, from 2-ounce tin; anchovies crushed,
1/2
pound cleaned calamari (squid), thinly sliced crosswise
3
large garlic cloves, chopped
1/4
tsp dried crushed red pepper
1/2
cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves or 1 tbsp dried
Directions
1.
Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
2.
Meanwhile, heat reserved oil from anchovies (about 2 tablespoons) in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add calamari and toss just until opaque, about 1 minute. Add garlic, crushed red pepper and crushed anchovies with capers and stir 1 minute. Add white wine; boil until sauce is slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Mix in basil.
3.
Add pasta to mixture in skillet. Toss until heated through and sauce coats pasta, adding reserved cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls if pasta seems dry, about 2 minutes. Divide pasta and calamari between
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