NOT Puttanesca!Mama Mia, her puttanesca recipe is tit!! I can picture her doing it on This Morning and Gino having some kind of breakdown
Jack, you wanted to talk about the recipes, yeah? Well maybe letās talk about why you think itās necessary to put sardines that are already cooked, into 600ml of liquid and then cook for 30 mins? Why, also, would you use x2 tins of sardines, when you could use the stronger saltier (and correct for a cultural recipe!!!) flavour of x1 tin of chopped anchovies that are sold in Sainsburyās for 90p a tin? Youāre not saving money, because youāre using x2 of the alternative.
If youāre being thrifty, why would you have the gas on for 30 mins when 10-15 would suffice? Oh, wait, I know the answer! Itās because youāve used way too much liquid (600ml) and need to reduce down the unnecessary volume
Why is your puttanesca devoid of any of the things that would give a depth of flavour? Itās supposed to be cooked with onions and garlic, with parsley added at the end. All we seem to have here, is mashedfish boiled into tinned tomatoes for half an hour.
Puttanesca is supposed to strike a lovely balance between being rich in flavour, but light and fresh, salty, with pops of zing here and there. Why am I cooking pre-cooked, mashed sardines for so long? Wonāt the sauce just become a slop? Apologise to the whores of Naples, now! WARNED.
PS, after your bread and jam bullshit in the ice cream recipe, you could have at least treated us to a history of puttanesca (bleepās sauce) and how it ties in with your definitely not made up experience of being a sex worker. Missed an opportunity to talk about yourself there pal.
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Puttanesca is oil, garlic, anchovies, black olives, capers, tomatoes. Pepper and parsley at the end. Takes 10 minutes to make (all you had if your husband was coming home for lunch and you had been busy with your beau). She's got to stop mangling recipes, she's no idea of why certain ingredients work. Arrogant fool.
