ZITI AL FORNO ALLA MERETRICE

(BAKED ZITI WITH HARLOT SAUCE)

 

Contributed by:       Harold and Maxine Caprara

 

Ingredients:

 

4 cups of Harlot Sauce (recipe below)

3 tbsp butter

¼ pound provolone cheese, grated

1 lb ziti

 

Directions:

 

Prepare harlot sauce.  Place 2 tbsp of butter and half the grated cheese in a hot bowl.  Cook ziti until half done, or very chewy, and drain.  Toss with the butter and cheese.  Place one third of the hot sauce in a buttered casserole; add ziti.  Spoon the remaining sauce over the ziti, sprinkle with the rest of the cheese and dot with remaining butter.  Bake in preheated 400° oven for 15 minutes, until cheese is melted and golden, and ziti are properly al denté.

 

HARLOT SAUCE

Ingredients:

 

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 tbsp olive oil

8 anchovies, cut into pieces

4 ½ cups Italian plum tomatoes, pushed through food mill

8 stuffed green olives, sliced

8 pitted black olives, sliced

1 tsp capers

1 tsp dried sweet basil

¼ tsp (or a pinch of) red pepper

 

Directions:

 

Sauté garlic in oil until soft;  add anchovies.  When anchovies have broken apart, add the tomatoes;  simmer for 10 minutes.  Blend in olives, capers, basil and red pepper.  Simmer in uncovered pan for 20 minutes or until sauce is thickened.

 

Sauce can be served over any kind of pasta

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