Pasta in Red sauce

 PASTA IN RED SAUCE

 

Pasta is a traditional Italian cuisine food made out of Durum wheat. I occasionally make pasta especially penne with red sauce. In India, we get pasta made out of both semolina and Durum wheat. I usually prefer pastas made out of Durum wheat. Pastas are available widely in market and is easy to prepare provided you have your sauce ready. you can make red sauce and refrigerate it for 4 to 5 days.

RED SAUCE :

Preparation time - 45 minutes

Ingrediants -

1. Fresh Red Tomatos - 1 kg
2. Onion - 1
3. Bay leaf - 2 leafs
4. Garlic - 1 bunch
5. Butter - 2 Tb spoon
6. Celery - 1 string (Optional)
7. 1 Tb spoon salt
7. Seasoning (Salt and Pepper)

Procedure -

1. Rinse the tomatoes thoroughly and keep aside. In a pot add enough water so that the tomatoes are immersed completely. Add salt and keep it on high flame and bring it to rolling boil. Add tomatoes and boil it for 3 to 4 minutes. Once boiled switch off the gas and cover it with a lid for 20 minutes.

2. In the mean time finely chop onion, garlic and celery.

3. Now Drain the water from tomato pot and peel the skin.

4. In a blender, blend the tomatoes. Make sure you don't add hot tomatoes in a blender else while blending the juice will ooze out of the blender. Make a puree and keep aside.

3.  Place the sauce pan on low flame and add butter. Once the butter melts add bay leaf and garlic, stir  for 30 seconds. Add finely chopped onion and stir till the onion turns translucent.

4. Now add Tomato puree and boil it on medium flame for 2 minutes. Reduce the flame to low and let it boil for another 10 minutes. Add chopped celery and boil for another couple of minutes.

5. Season it with salt and pepper as per your requirement.

6. Once cooled refrigerate it in an air tight container or you can use it the same day.

PASTA WITH RED SAUCE :

Preparation time - 15 minutes

Serves - 4

Ingredients -

1. Durum wheat pasta - 500 gms
2. Salt - 1 Tb spoon
3. Red sauce - 3 cups
4. Cherry tomatoes - 1 cup
5. Red bell pepper (Small) - 1
6. Yellow bell pepper (Small) - 1
7. Olive oil 4 Tb spoon
8. Onion (Small) - 1
9. Garlic - 8 to 9 pods
10. Dry thyme - 1 tea spoon
11. Seasoning (salt and pepper)

Procedure -

1. In a deep bottom large pot add enough water, salt and bring it to rolling boil. Reduce the flame to medium, add pasta and stir. Keep boiling on medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes or till Al dente. Turn off the flame and immediately drain the water and keep it aside. Do not over boil pasta as over boiling will cause mushy and unpleasant texture. Below is the picture of pasta after boiling.

2. Finely chop onion and garlic. Cut each cherry tomatoes into two pieces and slice off bell pepper into thin strips length wise.

3. Place a sauce pan on medium flame. Add olive oil. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds, add onion fry till translucent.

4. Now add cherry tomatoes stir for a minute. Add bell pepper stir, add red sauce stir and cover with lid for a minute. Open the lid add thyme, salt and pepper.

5. Add pasta and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

If you want any clarifications, post it in the comments.