Pappardelle With Simple Tomato Sauce Recipes

CHEAT'S HOMEMADE PAPPARDELLE WITH QUICK TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and add a good few lugs of olive oil. When the oil's hot, add the garlic and chilli and fry until lightly coloured.
• Drop in most of the basil - stand back as it will crackle and spit in the oil - and then, after a few seconds, add the tomatoes. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. You'll end up with a chunky sauce - if you like it smoother, pass the sauce through a coarse sieve. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. On a lightly floured work surface, cut the lasagne sheets into strips with a knife or a pastry wheel. When the water is at a rolling boil, add the pasta and cook for a few minutes until just al dente.
• Drain the pasta strips in a colander, reserving a little of the cooking water.
• Stir the pasta into the warm sauce. If it's a bit thick, add a few spoonfuls of the cooking water to loosen it up. Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and the reserved basil leaves and serve immediately.

PAPPARDELLE WITH SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauté garlic and red paprika strips in hot olive oil over a medium heat until lightly coloured.
• Add most of the basil, stir and wait few seconds until wilted.
• Add the whole tomatoes and break them up into smaller chunks with a wooden spoon. Bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in capers, sea salt and pepper. Set aside and keep warm.
• On a lightly floured work surface, cut the lasagne sheets into strips with a knife or a pastry wheel.
• Cook the pasta in lots of boiling water for a few minutes until just al dente. Drain and stir into the warm sauce.
• Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and some basil leaves and serve immediately.