Whore's Pasta

Also known as Pasta Puttanesca, this is one of those dishes that takes just a few minutes to make, but is full of flavour and is ideal for a last minute 'back to mine' meal. Having googled the name, I discover that I missing some of the 'correct' ingredients (eg tomatoes and capers) - feel free to add them yourself, but what follows is the recipe I enjoy.

1 clove of garlic per person, crushed with the flat blade of a knife then chopped
1 - 2 anchovies per person - use 1 first time you do this as anchovies can be really strong, but you may want to add more to balance the flavours next time, depending on what you like
finely chopped chilli - again, to taste - today for 4 people I used one large red chilli with a quarter of the seeds left in
some roughly chopped olives
olive oil
pasta

Warm some olive oil and add garlic, allowing the garlic to soften very slowly - do not let it brown. Add the anchovies, and as they begin to melt (ie disintegrate), add the chilli and olives. Let the flavours meld together very slowly.... from warming the oil until ready to serve will take 15-20 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook the pasta.

Drain the pasta and mix with the sauce. Add a slug more of good olive oil to make sure that the pasta is all coated - don't be worried if there doesn't seem to be a lot of sauce, the flavours are quite intense.

Serve with parmesan, warm bread, salad, icy white wine, red wine, beer, a sunny day, a cosy fire in the middle of winter.... just about anything really.