'Penne Arrabiata' is a pasta cooked with cherry tomatoes and herbs. By seing the name of the recipe one will think that it is some very difficult recipe...but certainly not... its a very easy and quick recipe.Pasta is originally a dish from italian cuisine. I have used penne pasta in this recipe made from durum wheat flour, which is one of the traditional pastas of italy. I have used cherry tomatoes as i just love them, they are so cute, i cant resist myself to buy them when i see them in the grocery store.I have put a pic of them below:-) This pasta recipe is so simple yet it tastes very good.
INGREDIENTS:
200 grams Penne pasta
2 tomatoes
6-7 cherry tomatoes halved
7-8 garlic cloves finely chopped
2 tea spoon red chillis crushed
2 onions sliced
1/2 cup tomato puree
1/2 tea spoon oregano
1 tea spoon fresh basil
1 table spoon chopped parsley(or cilantro)
olive oil
salt
METHOD:
First the penne need to be cooked. Add 2 litres of water ina vessel , let it boil. When the water starts boiling add some salt and 1 tea spoon oil. now add the penne and let it cook on medium flame.
Cook the penne till al dante ( italian: meaning "to the tooth" means not too soft, just cooked).Now drain the water and keep it under running water so that it separates out.Now keep it aside.
Blanch tomatoes( not cherry tomatoes), peel, remove seeds and chop roughly. This is called tomato concasse.
Heat some olive oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic and saute till light brown.Then add red chilli flakes and countinue to saute for 40 secs. Now add the chopped onion and saute till they turn soft and translucent.Now add cherry tomatoes and saute for some time.
Add tomato concase to it . Add tomato puree and mix.Add salt and oregano and mix well.Cook for 3-4 mins till it gets a sauce consistency . Sauce for pasta is ready.
Take one more pan and heat little olive oil in it. Add the herbs and toss.Add the amount of penne required to serve and toss well. Now add the required amount of sauce and toss gently for some minutes.While tossing be carefull so that the penne do not break.
Garnish with parsley and serve hot...!!!
NOTE: Any type of penne pasta can be used.
Use of cherry tomatoes is not compulsory.
If olive oil not available use butter.
Serves:3-4
Preparation Time: 20 mins.
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