
Pasta Arrabiata
Preparation Time | 15 minutes |
Cooking Time | 20 minutes |
Standing/Marinating | 0 minutes |
Serves | 4 portions |

Ingredients | |
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500g fettuccine, linguini, or penne pasta | 1 cup dry white wine |
1 brown onion, chopped | 1 fresh red chilli |
400g tinned Italian tomatoes | 1 tbsp sugar |
10g tomato paste | 50ml cream |
2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil | coarse salt and ground black pepper, to taste |
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped | 100 g grated parmesan |
1 tsp oregano | handful of shredded fresh basil leaves, to garnish |
1 tsp thyme |
Method:
Sauce:
- Brown the onions with a little oil in a pot.
- Add garlic and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, paste, chillies, and herbs, allow to simmer for approx. 10 – 15 minutes, and reduce slightly.
- Add the wine and sugar to taste.
- Add the cream, season with salt and black pepper to taste, and set aside.
Pasta:
- Bring water to boil in a large pot, add salt and some olive oil.
- Cook the fettuccine to ‘al dente’. Drain the pasta.
- Add the sauce to the pasta and mix well.
- Serve immediately sprinkled with fresh basil, chopped chilli and grated parmesan.