Simple Pasta Basil
Simple Pasta Basil

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, simple pasta basil. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook simple pasta basil using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Simple Pasta Basil:
  1. Take 300-400 grams fresh and ripe plum tomatoes
  2. Prepare 2-3 cloves fresh garlic
  3. Make ready 5-15 grams fresh basil leaves
  4. Get 60-100 grams permagiano regiano or parmesan
  5. Prepare 2-3 teaspoons dried oregano
  6. Make ready 2-3 tablespoons balsamic cream
  7. Prepare 200-250 grams spaghetti or other pasta
  8. Get fresh ground pepper and salt
  9. Prepare Some olive oil
  10. Get optional:
  11. Get 1/2 teaspoon fresh cut hot pepper/ sambal oelek for extra 'bite'
Steps to make Simple Pasta Basil:
  1. Put on some water for the pasta and add salt, count about 1 liter of water per 100 grams of pasta
  2. Wash the tomatoes, cut them in half and then in to 1-2cm cubes and put aside
  3. Wash the basil leaves, leave 3 or 4 smaller leaves for the finish then cut the rest of the leaves fine and put aside
  4. Put a thick bottomed pan on medium heat and add a good amount of olive oil
  5. If you have a garlic press, press the garlic gloves else squash them then cut fine and add to the oil
  6. As soon as you smell the garlic fumes coming from the pan after about 5-10 seconds add the tomatoes and stir
  7. Now you can also add the oregano and balsamic cream
  8. Your water should be boiling by now so you can add the pasta
  9. Let the tomatoes simmer for about 10 minutes and take in mind that we want it to be saucy but with some soft pieces remaining we definitely do not want pulp so take the pan off the heat source if needed
  10. Finally add the fresh cut basil leaves to the sauce and let simmer for another minute before adding 2/3 of the grated cheese
  11. Serve the pasta in a bowl or plate, add the remaining grated cheese, put the sauce on and finish it with a basil leaf on top

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