Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, tomato basil pasta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have tomato basil pasta using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tomato Basil Pasta:
Prepare 1-2 tbsp olive oil
Take 1 medium onion
Get 1 bunch fresh basil
Prepare 2 cloves garlic
Prepare 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Make ready 9-10 ripe tomatoes
Make ready 1 pinch salt
Get Black pepper
Make ready Spaghetti
Take Parmesan cheese
Instructions to make Tomato Basil Pasta:
Mise En Place: Pick basil leaves- leave a few to garnish. Roughly chop the remaining leaves and save the stalks. Peel and finely slice the onion and garlic. Roughly chop the tomatoes.
Put a saucepan on medium heat. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil & add the onion. Cook for around 7 minutes, or until soft and lightly golden. Stir in the garlic and basil stalks for a few minutes.
Add the tomatoes and balsamic vinegar. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Continue to cook for around 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in chopped basil leaves. Reduce to low, leave to tick away. Meanwhile, bring pasta water to a boil and salt heavily. Add spaghetti and cook until al dente (box will specify minutes). Reserve a cup of pasta water; Drain pasta once finished.
Add a splash of pasta water to the sauce if it’s too thick. Toss spaghetti in and use tongs to toss well.
Serve with reserved basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, and an olive oil drizzle.
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