Penne All Arrabbiata Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium (10-inch) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, warm the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, tossing occasionally, until the garlic has softened and is lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, drain the tomatoes, place them in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, and pulse until they're roughly chopped. With a slotted spoon, transfer the garlic to the food processor and pulse again to chop the garlic. Pour the tomato mixture into the pot with the olive oil, add the fennel, red pepper flakes, red wine, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in the basil, taste for seasonings (it will be very spicy!), and keep warm over very low heat.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a full boil. Add 2 tablespoons kosher salt and the penne and cook according to the directions of the package.
• Two minutes before the pasta is al dente, using a wire or spider strainer, lift the pasta out of the boiling water and add it to the sauce, along with 1/4 cup of the pasta water. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, until the pasta is al dente. Spoon the pasta into low shallow bowls, sprinkle with extra basil and Parmesan cheese, and serve hot.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over low heat. Add onion, chilies and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2-3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, gently breaking up with the back of wooden spoon; cook until tender over medium heat, about 10 minutes., Meanwhile in a large saucepan, cook penne according to package directions for al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water. , Add vinegar to thickened tomato sauce; season with salt and pepper. To make breadcrumb topping, heat remaining olive oil over medium heat in second skillet. Add breadcrumbs and fresh thyme, if desired; fry until crispy, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat., Add drained pasta and reserved pasta water to tomato sauce; toss to coat. Top with fried breadcrumbs. If desired, drizzle with additional olive oil and garnish with fresh herbs and cheese.

Steps:

• Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot, and add 3 tablespoons kosher salt.
• Meanwhile, put 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat, and then add the tomato paste and pepper flakes; reduce the heat to low and stir just until fragrant, about 4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and remove from the heat.
• Drop the pasta into the boiling water, and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1/4 cup of the pasta water.
• Add the pasta and the reserved pasta water to the tomato sauce, stir and toss over medium heat until the pasta is well coated. Season with salt if necessary, then add the remaining oil, tossing well. Serve immediately, with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano on the side.

Steps:

• Heat 2 or 3 tbsp of olive oil in a tall pan, add the dried oregano and thyme, chopped garlic and crushed chilli peppers. Fry for few minutes. Don't let the garlic turn brown.
• Add the tin of cherry tomatoes into the pan. Simmer uncovered for about 8 minutes and let the excess water evaporate.
• Reduce the heat, cook for another few minutes, stirring occasionally and crushing the tomatoes into the sauce.
• Add pinch of salt and black pepper to taste. Add both dried and fresh basil; 1 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar. Stir.
• In the meantime, cook the penne according to the packet instructions.
• Mix the pasta with sauce and garnish with fresh basil leaves and handful of grated parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Chop 1 garlic clove.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat.
• Add chopped garlic and cook 30 seconds.
• Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes in juice and bay leaf; simmer 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, thinly slice remaining 2 garlic cloves.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
• Add garlic and cook until just beginning to turn pale golden, about 30 seconds.
• Add parsley, basil and red pepper flakes; cook 30 seconds.
• Add wine and boil 30 seconds.
• Stir into tomato sauce and salt; simmer 4 to 5 minutes.
• Toss sauce with hot pasta in a large serving bowl.
• Drizzle pasta with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
• Add Parmesan and garnish with parsley and basil.

Steps:

• While heating the water to cook pasta, heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and saute until soft and beginning to color, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic, salami, and red pepper flakes, saute until salami caramelizes, 5-7 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar and vinegar.
• Reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, 10-15 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Once the water is boiling for pasta, cook pasta to al dente.
• Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup liquid to thin the sauce, if necessary.
• Transfer sauce to a larger shallow bowl.
• Add the drained pasta, torn basil, and Parmesan to the sauce (tearing the basil won't discolor it like cutting does); toss to coat.
• Serve pasta immediately.

Steps:

• Mix beef, panko, 1/4 cup parsley, egg white, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl until combined. Form mixture into 12 meatballs.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet; pan-fry meatballs in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove meatballs from heat.
• Heat olive oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven or a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir until garlic is golden, about 5 minutes more. Stir canned and fresh tomatoes into mushrooms and season with salt.
• Drop meatballs into tomato sauce and stir in sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until sauce is reduced and meatballs are no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta.
• Stir penne pasta into meatball sauce; toss to coat. Stir pasta water into mixture if sauce becomes too dry. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parsley to serve.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the garlic and chilli flakes for 2-3 mins until fragrant and the garlic is lightly golden. Tip in the chopped tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 mins until the mixture has slightly thickened. Season well.
• Cook the penne in a pan of boiling salted water for 10 mins until al dente. Drain, reserving a mugful of the pasta cooking water.
• Tip the pasta into the sauce, scatter with most of the basil and toss to combine. Add a splash of the reserved pasta cooking water to help the sauce coat the pasta, if needed. Scatter with the remaining basil to serve.