SPAGHETTI WITH CHEESE AND TOMATO SAUCE RECIPES

Steps:

• To make spaghetti with tomato sauce , start by preparing the sauce. Pour the extra virgin olive oil in a pan with the peeled and halved garlic clove 1 , so you can remove the core and make the scent more delicate. Cook for 2 minutes over high heat, add the peeled tomatoes 2 and salt 3 .
• Cover with a lid and cook for at least 1 hour over very low heat: the sauce should simmer gently 4 . Mix it from time to time. After this time, remove the garlic 5 and pass the tomatoes through a sieve 6 to obtain a smooth and homogeneous puree.
• Pour the sauce 7 back into the pan, turn the heat to very low and add the basil leaves 8 . After a few minutes, turn off the sauce and keep it warm. All you have to do now is cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water 9 .
• Drain the spaghetti al dente directly into the sauce 10 and stir for a few moments over high heat to mix everything together 11 . Your spaghetti with tomato sauce is ready, all you have to do is serve it, garnished with fresh basil to taste 12 !

Steps:

• 1. Pick the basil leaves onto a chopping board (reserving a few baby leaves to garnish), then roughly chop the remaining leaves and finely chop the stalks.
  2. Peel and finely slice the onion and garlic. If using fresh, cut the tomatoes in half, then roughly chop them or carefully open the tins of tomatoes.
  3. Put a saucepan on a medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the onion, then cook for around 7 minutes, or until soft and lightly golden.
  4. Stir in the garlic and basil stalks for a few minutes, then add the fresh or tinned tomatoes and the vinegar.
  5. Season with a tiny pinch of salt and pepper, then continue cooking for around 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  6. Stir in the chopped basil leaves, then reduce to low and leave to tick away. Meanwhile…
  7. Carefully fill a large pot three-quarters of the way up with boiling water, add a tiny pinch of salt and bring back to the boil.
  8. Add the spaghetti and cook according to packet instructions – you want to cook your pasta until it is al dente. This translates as ‘to the tooth’ and means that it should be soft enough to eat, but still have a bit of a bite and firmness to it. Use the timings on the packet instructions as a guide, but try some just before the time is up to make sure it’s perfectly cooked.
  9. Once the pasta is done, ladle out and reserve a cup of the cooking water and keep it to one side, then drain in a colander over the sink and tip the spaghetti back into the pot.
  10. Stir the spaghetti into the sauce, adding a splash of the pasta water to loosen, if needed.
  11. Serve with the reserved basil leaves sprinkled over the top and use a microplane to finely grate the Parmesan cheese, then sprinkle over.
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