Ziti with Tuna Ascoli-Style | James Beard Foundation

Ziti with Tuna Ascoli-Style | James Beard Foundation

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“Ascoli is a city in the Marche region known for its big green olives. They add a distinctive local flavor to this sauce of tomatoes and canned tuna, a pasta dr

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Ingredients

  • Kosher salt for the pasta water
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 plump garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 cup green brine-cured Italian olives, such as Ascolane, Castelvetrano, or Cerignola, pitted and chopped
  • 3 anchovy fillets, chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
  • 1/2 teaspoon peperoncino flakes, or to taste
  • 3 cups (one 28-ounce can) canned Italian plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano, crushed by hand
  • A 6-ounce can tuna in olive oil, preferably imported from Italy
  • 1 pound ziti
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

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