Spicy Tuna Sauce

Name: Spicy Tuna Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes enough to sauce 1 lb of pasta)
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 2 cloves, garlic, minced; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 , (6-ounce) cans water-packed tuna, drained; 1/3 cup, drained capers; 1 cup, pitted kalamata olives, chopped; , 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh basil

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2005

Europe

Italian

Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans

This chunky sauce is best served with penne or ziti.

SERVES4 to 6 (Makes enough to sauce 1 lb of pasta)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Tasters preferred water-packed tuna in this Spicy Tuna Sauce. Oil-packed varieties made the sauce heavy and greasy. Cooking the red pepper flakes with the garlic intensified their flavor. A little sugar balanced the acidity of the tomato

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