Pasta with Tomato Sauce, a typical Italian Recipe.
Ingredients for 4 people:
- 360 gr. penne or other pasta
- 400gr. tomato
- 1 small onion,
- half stick of celery,
- a piece of carrot,
- a pinch of sugar,
- oil
- salt
- pepper (if you like).
Preparation:
- - Finely chop onion, celery and carrot.
- - Heat a little extra virgin olive oil in a saucepan and add the chopped vegetables.
Fry on medium flame for few minutes, being careful not to burn.- - Then add the peeled and seeded tomatoes (peeled tomatoes or tomato sauce are also ok).
- - Mix well and boil, adding salt (and pepper to taste).
- - Continue cooking for 25-35 minutes, adding from time to time, a ladle of hot water, so as not to dry out the sauce.
- - It is possible the sauce’s taste is slightly sour (this also depends on the quality of tomatoes used), then add a teaspoon of sugar.
- - While cooking the tomato changes colour from red to orange. This will help you recognize if it is ready. Tomato-based sauce has a very different cooking times, I advise you to cook no more than 40 minutes.
- - When it is cooked add the pasta.
- - Serve hot.
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