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Anna Mckay tempts us to break the new year healthy eating streak.
Just 4 days until Christmas..get in the mood with some festive nosh!
Serves 2.
Ingredients:
Method:
1) Finely chop both the garlic and the onion.
2) Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan and fry the chopped garlic and onion on a medium heat until translucent and soft. Don’t let it burn or the onion will turn bitter.
3) Pour over the can of chopped tomatoes. Snip the tomato chunks into little pieces with scissors once in the pan. This reduces the cooking time and makes sure the sauce clings to the pasta.
4) Stir in the sugar and tomato puree and let the sauce bubble away for about five minutes before you get the kettle boiling.
5) Measure enough pasta for two people and then cookaccording to the instructions.
6) While the pasta is cooking,the tomatoes should be reducing. Any water should evaporate away and you’ll be left with a thick, rich red sauce. Take off the heat.
7) When the pasta’s cooked, drain it and stir in the sauce.If you like, add a handful of grated cheese. Or you could put in some chopped chicken or ham. Maybe pour in a bit of cream. Throw in some chunks of mozzarella… Anything you like, really. But don’t forget about Coach Trip.
Good article, I make this kind of thing all the time. One thing to be aware of though - it's a bad idea to use scissors in the pan to chop the tomatoes, especially if the pan's non-stick. If it is, they'll scratch the non-stick coating which then obviously won't stick, and the metal underneath can corrode; and if it isn't, over time you'll blunt the scissor tips on the metal pan. Much better to just use a spatula to chop the tomatoes, especially if you're using one to stir the sauce anyway.
Another delicious and even simpler tomato sauce for pasta: Heinz Cream of Tomato soup. Try it, you'll be surprised: a microwaved can poured over pasta is simple but nice, particularly with conchiglie as they catch the soup.
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