How To Make Pasta Sauce with Tomato Paste

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Ingredients

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On a heated skillet, add the olive oil until it shimmers. Then, add the garlic and Calabrian chili peppers and cook until golden brown.

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Add the tomato paste and salt to the skillet. Cook and stir until tomato paste is caramelized.

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Cook the pasta until al dente and reserve 2 cups of pasta cooking water and set aside. Drain the pasta.

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Add the pasta water to the skillet and whisk to combine the mixture until smooth. Simmer for about 1 minute.

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Add the pasta to the skillet and toss until sauce coats the pasta completely. Then, remove pan from heat.

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Add the parmesan cheese and toss with the coated pasta to combine. Serve and garnish with parmesan cheese and basil.

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How To Make Pasta Sauce with Tomato Paste

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Ingredients

On a heated skillet, add the olive oil until it shimmers. Then, add the garlic and Calabrian chili peppers and cook until golden brown.

Step 1

Add the tomato paste and salt to the skillet. Cook and stir until tomato paste is caramelized.

Step 2

Cook the pasta until al dente and reserve 2 cups of pasta cooking water and set aside. Drain the pasta.

Step 3

Add the pasta water to the skillet and whisk to combine the mixture until smooth. Simmer for about 1 minute.

Step 4

Add the pasta to the skillet and toss until sauce coats the pasta completely. Then, remove pan from heat.

Step 5

Add the parmesan cheese and toss with the coated pasta to combine. Serve and garnish with parmesan cheese and basil.

Step 6

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Caramelize the tomato paste.

Cook the pasta perfectly!

Finish cooking the pasta in the pan

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