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Spicy tomato pasta
With homemade tagliatelle
30 mins plus resting
Not Too Tricky
serves 1
About the recipe
If you’ve got the time, there’s really nothing better than making your own pasta dough – it’s definitely worth the extra effort! If not, Buddy’s deliciously easy and spicy tomato sauce tastes just as amazing with standard shop-bought pasta.
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Ingredients
1 clove of garlic
olive oil
½ a red chilli
2 large ripe tomatoes
1x pasta dough (see below), 125g fresh pasta or 75g dried pasta
Pasta dough (optional)
100g plain flour or Tipo 00 flour, plus extra for dusting
1 large free-range egg
Top Tip
To make fresh pasta dough
- For the pasta dough, tip the flour into a mixing bowl and make a well in the middle. Crack in the egg, then use a fork to beat the egg until smooth. Gradually bring in the flour from the outside, adding a splash of water, if needed. When the dough starts to come together, dust your hands with flour and pat it into a ball.
- Knead on a flour-dusted surface for 4 to 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic (tweak with a splash more water or flour if you need to). Cover and leave to relax for 30 minutes.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour, then use a rolling pin to roll out the pasta as thin as you can (aim for about 2mm), dusting it well with flour as you go.
- Loosely roll up the pasta sheet, then use a sharp knife to slice it just over ½cm wide, tossing it with your fingertips to separate the strands.
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Method
- Peel and finely slice the garlic, then place in a saucepan on a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook for 1 minute, or until starting to turn golden.
- Deseed and finely chop the chilli, roughly chop the tomatoes, and add both to the pan with a splash of water. Cook for 10 minutes, or until the tomatoes have broken down into a chunky sauce, stirring regularly. Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
- Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water for 2 to 3 minutes if making your own pasta dough, or according to the packet instructions, then drain, reserving a mugful of starchy cooking water. Carefully toss the pasta with the sauce, loosening with a splash of pasta water, if needed. Delicious served with a fine grating of Parmesan.
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