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Summer Sweet Cherry Tomato Pasta


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  • Author: Kellian Debargis

Description

Commonly known as “Spaghetti al Pomodoro” or simply Spaghetti with  tomato sauce in Italy. This recipe is an instant classic, with very few ingredients and can be done with many variations. In this recipe I decide to use whole cherry tomatoes for fresh and sweet summer flavours.


Ingredients

  • Spaghetti (or long pasta)
  • Cherry Tomatoes (500g)
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • Fresh Basil
  • Olive Oil
  • Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Salt & Pepper

Instructions

  1. Prep: Cut in half about 500g of cherry tomatoes, preferably high quality. Cut 2 garlic cloves in half.  Start boiling water in a pot for pasta.
  2. In a large pan on medium heat add olive oil (be generous) and all the tomatoes, with both salt and pepper. Wait 2-3 minutes till a bit of the water from the tomatoes has released and throw in the garlic clvoes you cut earlier. You do not want to sear them, you want them to cook with the water and oil and release their fragrances slowly.
  3. After about 10 minutes you should see the tomatoes starting to break down and the garlic soften, the heat should not be high enough to the point that the tomatoes are caramilzing but high enough for them to be becoming very soft. You can now add a few cut up basil leaves and a little water in the pan.
  4. Right after place pasta in water, and control the heat of the pan that has your tomato sauce. At this point you can add some pasta water to the tomato sauce and make sure to mix with a spoon or spatualu to make sure it is well incorporated.
  5. Take the garlic cloves out of the sauce and crush them, it should be very easy, you can do it with a spoon or a knife. You should end up with a rich garlic paste which you will throw into the sauce and mix well.
  6. Once Pasta is about a minute from being done, take pasta out and place on the pan with the tomato sauce, make sure to reduce the heat on the pan to avoid overcooking or burning the pasta.
  7. Serve pasta in a bowl or deep plate, garnic with cheese and fresh basil.

EASY!

Notes

  • In the pictures above I used fettucine, but spaghetti is the traditional way of doing it
  • Use cherry tomatoes for best results
  • Do not add sugar!
  • For the garnish feel free to add as much or as little as you want, the cheese and basil are very important for this dish as they all complement each other well.
  • Make sure to not burn the garlic or basil that is in the sauce, or it will give you a very unpleasant taste
  • Do not add more garlic to the sauce, as it will overpower the taste of tomatoes