Pink Pasta with No Cream
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Put all cherry tomatoes in a bowl and thoroughly rinse them a few times until the water is clear.
- 2Chop all your tomatoes into halves.
- 3Chop your onion in half and prepare your garlic.
- 4Start to heat up your pan on low heat.
- 5Once the pan is hot, add a generous amount of olive oil to coat the pan.
- 6Add in your three cloves of garlic.
- 7Add in both onion halves, flat side down, to add flavor to the olive oil.
- 8Leave the garlic in for a minute or two until it starts to look slightly browned.
- 9Take out the garlic temporarily and put it to the side.
- 10Once the bottom of your onions start to look browned, you can throw in your tomatoes.
- 11Give the pan a little shake to make sure all the tomatoes get coated in olive oil.
- 12Turn the heat up from low to medium.
- 13Add in your salt.
- 14Add in your pepper.
- 15Give the tomatoes a good mix, but make sure the onions stay flat side down at the bottom of the pan.
- 16Cover the pan and let the sauce reduce.
- 17When the sauce has reduced and looks slightly like this, add your garlic back in to get some more flavor.
- 18Add in the chopped Calabrian chili, including about two spoons of the oil and one spoon of the actual peppers (adjust to your spice preference).
- 19Take out your onions.
- 20Let your sauce continue to cook and take out your garlic.
- 21Transfer everything into a blender.
- 22Add some basil.
- 23Blend until it's silky smooth.
- 24Strain your sauce and put it back into the pan.
- 25Bring some water to a rolling boil in a pot.
- 26Add in your pasta of choice.
- 27Save some pasta water for later.
- 28Keep tasting the pasta to see when it's al dente and ready to take out.
- 29Strain the pasta.
- 30Add your pasta to the sauce in the pan.
- 31Add in a little bit of butter.
- 32Mix everything together.
- 33Add in a splash of pasta water.
- 34Keep mixing until the sauce is completely sticking to the pasta and the butter has melted.
- 35Serve the pasta in a bowl.
- 36Top it off with a little basil.
- 37Add a little Parmesan cheese on top.
- 38Enjoy your perfect plate of pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 whole Yellow onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 pack Cherry tomatoes (Sugar Bomb, Flavor Bomb, or Hiros)
- Fresh basil
- Parmesan cheese
- Butter
- 1 pack Pasta
- 1 jar Chopped Calabrian peppers
- generous amount Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Equipment
BowlCutting boardKnifePanTongsBlenderStrainerPotSpoon
Tips
- For a juicy and flavorful sauce, use juicy and flavorful tomatoes like Sugar Bombs, Flavor Bombs, or Hiros.
- Tailor the amount of Calabrian chili to your own spice preference.
- Keep tasting the pasta to ensure it's al dente before taking it out.
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