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Penne in spicy tomato sauce
Serves 4
Easy
Total time:
This recipe was submitted by a Good Food member and has not been tested by our team.
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Units:
- 2tsp olive oil
- 1 onionpeeled & finely chopped
- 3 garlic clovespeeled & finely chopped
- 1 red chilliseeds removed & finely chopped
- 1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
- splash red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- Tabasco sauceto taste
- 1 tsp sugar
- small bunch fresh basil leavestorn
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 x 125g/4½ oz ball fresh buffalo mozzarellacrumbled
- 400g/140z dried penne pastacooked according to packet instructions, drained
- grated parmesanto serve
Method
step 1
Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 4-5 minutes, or until softened and beginning to colour.Add the garlic and chilli and continue to fry for 1-2 minutes.
step 2
Pour in the chopped tomatoes, red wine vinegar, tomato purée, a splash or two of Tabasco (to taste), sugar and half of the basil leaves, and stir well. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
step 3
Bring the mixture to a simmer, then continue to simmer for 18-20 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened and reduced in volume.
step 4
Just before serving, stir the crumbled mozzarella into the spicy tomato sauce. Stir the drained pasta into the sauce.
step 5
To serve, divide the pasta and sauce equally among four serving plates. Sprinkle over the remaining torn basil leaves and the grated parmesan.
