Pomodoro Bucatini Pasta

Bucatini style pasta are the best for this sauce. I stand firm in that belief.

I believe pasta is one of the best ways to bring people together. There are some, like this one, that are perfect for a pasta night and are so simple and yet so delicious. This is a recipe where few ingredients turn into something better than restaurant quality.

Pasta is part of a long lasting tradition we have in my family. This house classic is a "go-to" pasta that hits the spot every single week for "Pasta Sunday." It's decadent, rich, and salty. Everything to make a delicious pasta!

Recipe Details

Ingredients:

• 500g of Bucatini Pasta

• 4 whole tomatoes

• 1 can of whole peeled tomatoes

• 1 can of tomato purée

• 1 tablespoon of tomato paste

• 3 cloves of garlic

• 2 dried bay leaves

• 1/2 tsp red chili flakes

• 1 tsp pepper

• Salt to taste

Description:

1. Start by slicing your garlic cloves into thin equal sizes and place in a pan with the red chili flakes and some olive oil on medium heat and cook until the garlic turns slightly tan. Next, cut the tomatoes into roughly 1/2 inch slices and set face down in the pan with the olive oil.

2. Continue to cook the tomatoes down for about 10 minutes, moving and flipping them every so often to prevent them from burning. While they cook, its time to get your hands a little messy. Open the can of whole peeled tomatoes and grab each tomato and crush it. Put it straight on top of the other tomatoes in the pan along with the liquid from the can. Continue this process with all the tomatoes in the can.

3. Next, pour the can of tomato purée into the pan along with the tomato paste. By this point, the tomato slices will have cooked down quite a bit allowing you to mix everything with quite a bit of ease. Add in the bay leaves and continue to let the sauce cook, getting rid of the majority of the water released from the tomatoes (about 15 - 20 minutes.) Add salt and pepper to your desired level, and make sure to taste the sauce to know if it needs more salt and pepper.

4. Salt water and set it to boil. Once water has started to boil, pour in the bucatini pasta and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the pasta is "al dente."

5. Once the pasta has finished cooking, set aside 1/2 cup of pasta water. Strain and add directly to the pan. Mix the pasta with the sauce until all of the pasta is evenly coated. If necessary, add small amounts of pasta water for a little added salt, or slightly more substance to your sauce.

6. Only thing left to do is plate up the pasta and enjoy!

Try it and Let Me Know What YOU think!

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