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Amount of tomatoes in Puttanesca Sauce

post #1 of 4
4/21/05 at 3:25am
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Dear Friends:

I have been reviewing numerous puttanesca sauces. Almost all are based on one pound of pasta. Moreover, the amount of the anchovies, garlic, olives, and capers doesn't vary a great deal across the recipes.

The amount of the tomato however, varies from less than a pound to 2 lbs (usually canned crushed/chopped tomatoes), across the recipes I reviewed.

I was wondering how much tomato you guys use, based on one pound of pasta. I like a 28 oz. can myself.

Thank you.

Mark
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post #2 of 4
4/21/05 at 5:42am
Hi, MarkV: I use one large can of tomatoes per pound of pasta for this sauce because I don't like it too tomatoey. I prefer the other ingredients to be dominant and the tomato more of a binder.

BTW, I've made it without tomatoes altogether, and it's great!
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post #3 of 4
4/21/05 at 5:51am
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Kerryclan:

How many ounces is that "one large can"?

Mark
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post #4 of 4
4/21/05 at 6:11am
28 oz. is large to me. I sometimes use 16 oz. Muir Glen chopped for smaller amounts of pasta.
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