Penne al'arrabiata (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce)
Penne al'arrabiata (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce)

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The ingredients needed to make Penne al'arrabiata (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce):
  1. Make ready For the Arrabiata sauce:
  2. Prepare 1 1/2 tablespoons soft unsalted butter (optional)
  3. Make ready 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
  4. Get 2 medium onions, 1 grated, 1 finely diced
  5. Get Pinch dry Thyme
  6. Prepare Pinch dry Basil
  7. Take 1/2-1 teaspoon dry chilli flakes (add as much or as little depending on preference)
  8. Take 1 clove garlic, sliced into thin pieces or finely minced (depending on preference)
  9. Take 5 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  10. Make ready 1 can tin chopped tomato
  11. Take 1 cup water
  12. Make ready To taste salt and black pepper
  13. Make ready 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (or any white sugar)
  14. Make ready 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce (add more or less depending on preference)
  15. Make ready 4 tablespoons pasta water (add more or less depending on preference)
  16. Get Drizzle of olive oil
  17. Get For cooking the pasta:
  18. Prepare 220 g Penne Pasta
  19. Get 6-7 cups water (cooking the pasta)
  20. Make ready 1-2 teaspoons sea salt (water should be as salty as the sea)
  21. Make ready For garnish:
  22. Make ready Parmesan cheese, finely grated
  23. Get 2 fresh basil leaves (optional)

The secret of Arrabbiata is the balance between the freshness taste of tomatoes and parsley, and the extreme spiciness of Chili peppers. Even if traditional shape of pasta is Penne, this sauce pairs. Add the drained pasta to the sauce. Stir well, adding a little pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce.

Instructions to make Penne al'arrabiata (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce):
  1. In a pot on medium high heat, bring water to a boil. Once the water has boiled, add the salt and pasta. Cook the pasta for approximately 14 minutes (or until cooked).
  2. In the meantime while the pasta cooks, grate one onion and dice the other one. Thinly slice the garlic.
  3. On medium heat in a large pan or wok, add the butter and let it melt (if using, optional otherwise miss butter step out and jump to *olive oil). When butter has almost dissolved, add the extra virgin olive oil. If not using butter add *more extra virgin oil. Stir to incorporate the butter and olive oil together for about 30 seconds.
  4. Add the grated onions to the pan and stir. Add a pinch of thyme and basil to the pan and mix together to release flavours of herbs. Now add chilli flakes and stir together well.
  5. Add the diced onions and sauté until soft and translucent. Now add the garlic and stir. If using cherry tomatoes, add it now. Cook until tomatoes are soft and bursting in the pan.
  6. Now add the tinned tomatoes, water and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir thoroughly until well incorporated. Add sugar and Tabasco and mix well. Let the sauce continue to simmer on high heat.
  7. Once the sauce has thickened and reduced turn heat down to very low for another 5 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust if needed (add more salt, pepper, sugar depending on preference). Now go back to the pasta. Taste and see pasta is to desired texture. It should be served al dente, or chewy.
  8. With a slotted spoon incorporate the penne into the sauce, add a ladle of the pasta liquid (to help loosen the pasta), drizzle with olive oil and season with black pepper (optional). Thoroughly mix and coat all of pasta and sauce together.
  9. Transfer the pasta onto a serving bowl and grate parmesan cheese over the top. Add 2 basil leaves (if adding, optional) on top as garnish. Serve and eat immediately while hot.

Season with salt to taste. 🍽️Kitchen Hacks. We've curated a bunch of recipes & tips to make cooking easier for you during this time! Its uncomplicated nature lends itself to an after-midnight feast. It's basically pasta with tomato sauce and cheese, but red pepper flakes give the sauce a delicious kick. Thank you all so much for watching our recipe videos and supporting our channel.

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