Spaghetti Puttanesca - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (35 oz.) can peeled Italian plum tomatoes, seeded, drained and roughly chopped
1 Tbsp. capers, rinsed
2/3 c. oil-cured black olives (pitted), chopped
1/2 tsp. dried red pepper flakes
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. oregano
1/8 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley

Preparation

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Add garlic; stir.
Remove pan from heat and allow hot oil to turn garlic pale gold (5 to 10 minutes).
Stir in tomatoes, capers, olives, red pepper flakes, basil, oregano and black pepper.
Return to medium-low heat and simmer 10 minutes.
Add salt and pepper, if needed.
Reduce heat to very low.