PASTA AL POMODORO (TIA'S TAKE ON BASTA PASTA'S RECIPE)
Basta Pasta was a great italian place in San Francisco . Sadly they went out of business a few years ago. Lucky for me when I was visiting the last time I asked the chef for the recipe, it came back on a greasy slip of paper with the basic ingredients and no amounts! I've only recently in the past few years enjoyed cooking so decided to give it a whirl! It tastes almost identical to theirs with much tweaking. The biggest thing with this is to use the BEST ingredients you can, i.e. tomatoes, wine, fresh basil. Its really easy to make so don't let the list of ingredients scare you away. For the pasta I have used fetticini, vermiccili, capelini etc...all taste great...cause of the sauce ;-) Cooking time is including the simmering of sauce.
Provided by Thea
Categories European
Time 4h20m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add oil, onion, garlic, red pepper flakes and saute being careful not to let the garlic brown.
- Add tomatoes, wine, chicken broth, basil, sugar, pesto, vodka if using. Bring to a slight boil then turn down heat to medium-low and simmer.
- The longer you simmer this sauce the better it is! Reduce sauce by 1/4 simmering several hours, then turn to low.
- Add the chilled butter (butter will thicken sauce slightly) and stir through.
- Cook your choice of pasta al dente. While cooking pasta add the whipping cream and parmesean cheese and heat through.
- Add drained cooked pasta to pan and mix throughly and heat through.
- Serve with parmesean cheese grated on top. A loaf of rustic bread and salad goes great!
- Note: (I freeze my pesto in ice cube trays and use 1 to 2 cubes).
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Carolyn Wanjiku
[email protected]I made this pasta dish for my friends and they loved it! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
Siddikur Rohoman
[email protected]This pasta dish was a bit too spicy for me, but it was still really good! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again, but I will use less chili flakes next time.
Balogun Olabode
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of pasta, but this dish was really good! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
wilma rosales
[email protected]This pasta dish was really easy to make and it turned out great! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
shaha jaml Shah
[email protected]I made this pasta dish for my friends and they loved it! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
Fatimah Adejoke
[email protected]This pasta dish was a bit too spicy for me, but it was still really good! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again, but I will use less chili flakes next time.
MRI Robi
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of pasta, but this dish was really good! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
Mpumi Mpummy
[email protected]This pasta dish was easy to make and turned out great! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
Obum Cornelius
[email protected]I made this pasta dish for my family and they loved it! The sauce was so flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
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[email protected]This pasta dish was absolutely delicious! The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.