Everyone has a riff on this famous pasta dish, which is really just meant to use what's in your cupboard. Let 'nduja bring the umami and warmth, La Vialla supply the brine, and you can skip the anchovies.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 t 'nduja
1 t oregano
1 jar tomato, olive & caper sauce
salt, to taste
handful of halved Little Guys
1 lb of linguine, tagliatelle, bucatini, spaghetti or any long noodle
Put a large pot of water on to boil for the pasta, and warm your olive oil in another pot.
Gently cook the garlic with some salt for a few minutes, until it is fragrant and starting to get translucent.
Add the oregano and 'nduja, and let them warm for another 2 minutes.
Add the jar of sauce and Little Guys, mix, and being everything to a simmer.
Cook the pasta to just under al dente, scoop out a cup of the cooking water, then drain.
Add pasta to your pot of sauce, and let everything simmer gently together for a minute or two, adding some magic pasta water if needed.
Test for seasoning and adjust as needed; some peperoncini may be called for!
Serve with some grated gouda and crusty bread.
