Tomato Penne Pasta Recipe

Ingredients

• 350 gm pasta penne
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 5 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 kilograms blanched & peeled,chopped tomato
• 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
• 5 leaves basil
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 chopped dry red chili
• 1 tablespoon white wine
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt as required

Instructions

1. Prepare the sauceHeat oil in a pan, add butter and once it starts to foam, add garlic. Stir well. Add red chillies followed by thyme. Stir to mix well. Cook for a minute or two and then add white wine. Let it come to a boil.
2. Tip in tomatoes and cook pastaNow, add tomatoes and stir to mix everything well. Let it come to a boil and then reduce the gas flame. Let it simmer for 15-20 mins. Stir occasionally. Meanwhile, cook the pasta by adding salt, pasta, and water to a pan. Cook for 10 mins or as directed in the packet. Drain the pasta and reserve the pasta water.
3. Season your sauceOnce your tomato sauce is ready, season it with salt and pepper followed by tomato ketchup and basil leaves. Now, Cook for about 3-5 mins and then add sugar. Stir to combine everything well.
4. Mix pasta and sauceAdd cooked pasta to the tomato sauce. Stir to mix everything well. make sure the pasta gets coated well with the sauce. Add 2 tbsp of pasta water. Now, cook it for about 2-3 mins and then switch off the gas flame.
5. Your Tomato Pasta is readyYour Tomato Pasta is ready to be served. You can garnish it with some parmesan cheese if you want. Enjoy!