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

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A spicy pasta al'arrabiata - or spicy tomato sauce to you and me - an easy storecupboard pasta dish for a weeknight supper. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until just al dente, remove it with a spider, and add to the tomatoes in the skillet along with about ½ cup pasta water. Penne all' Arrabbiata is a super simple Italian pasta recipe made with penne pasta in a beautiful spicy tomato sauce that's super quick and easy to make.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook penne al'arrabiata (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce) using 23 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Penne al'arrabiata (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce):
  1. Get For the Arrabiata sauce:
  2. Make ready 1 1/2 tablespoons soft unsalted butter (optional)
  3. Prepare 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
  4. Make ready 2 medium onions, 1 grated, 1 finely diced
  5. Prepare 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. Make ready 5 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  10. Get 1 can tin chopped tomato
  11. Get 1 cup water
  12. Take 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. Get 4 tablespoons pasta water (add more or less depending on preference)
  16. Take Drizzle of olive oil
  17. Make ready For cooking the pasta:
  18. Prepare 220 g Penne Pasta
  19. Make ready 6-7 cups water (cooking the pasta)
  20. Prepare 1-2 teaspoons sea salt (water should be as salty as the sea)
  21. Take For garnish:
  22. Prepare Parmesan cheese, finely grated
  23. Get 2 fresh basil leaves (optional)

Reserve ¼ cup of the pasta water. Penne all' Arrabbiata, a pasta dish suitable for every season and occasion: from a quick family lunch or a pleasant dinner with a group of friends. Arrabbiata sauce is just a classic tomato sauce with the addition of spicy chili and parsley. The pasta commonly used for Arrabbiata sauce is Penne, but you can use any kind of short ridged tube.

Steps 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.

The art of the tomato pasta sauce is distilled beautifully in this simple classic - a fiery delight to serve with penne. Penne all'arrabbiata - penne with spicy tomato sauce. Cook pasta: penne or other desired pasta. Penne Arrabbiata, is a simple spicy Italian Pasta dish. A few ingredients and spices makes this quick and easy Recipe the perfect weekday go to.

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