Penne Arrabiatta Recipes

PENNE ALL'ARRABIATA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over low heat. Add onion, chilies and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2-3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, gently breaking up with the back of wooden spoon; cook until tender over medium heat, about 10 minutes., Meanwhile in a large saucepan, cook penne according to package directions for al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water. , Add vinegar to thickened tomato sauce; season with salt and pepper. To make breadcrumb topping, heat remaining olive oil over medium heat in second skillet. Add breadcrumbs and fresh thyme, if desired; fry until crispy, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat., Add drained pasta and reserved pasta water to tomato sauce; toss to coat. Top with fried breadcrumbs. If desired, drizzle with additional olive oil and garnish with fresh herbs and cheese.

BROOKLYN GIRL'S PENNE ARRABIATA

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, and saute for a few minutes. Sprinkle in the red pepper flakes, and saute for another minute. Pour in the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce, and add the basil. Simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta, and cook for 8 minutes, or until tender. Drain.
• In a small bowl, whisk eggs with a fork. Place bread crumbs in a separate bowl. Stir the garlic powder, salt and pepper into the bread crumbs. Dip chicken cutlets into the egg, then press into the bread crumbs until completely coated.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry chicken for about 5 minutes per side, or until the coating is a nice dark brown color.
• Remove chicken, and cut into slices. Toss the chicken slices into the sauce, and simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir in the cooked penne, simmer for a few more minutes to soak up the flavor, then serve.

SPICY ARRABIATA PENNE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add kosher salt to the boiling water, then add the pasta. Cook according to the package instructions, about 9 minutes.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and heat until the oil starts to shimmer. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, red chile flakes, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the chopped basil.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce. Garnish with Parmigiano-Reggiano flakes and more basil and serve warm.

PENNE AND MEATBALLS ALL'ARRABBIATA

Steps:

• Mix beef, panko, 1/4 cup parsley, egg white, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl until combined. Form mixture into 12 meatballs.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet; pan-fry meatballs in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove meatballs from heat.
• Heat olive oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven or a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir until garlic is golden, about 5 minutes more. Stir canned and fresh tomatoes into mushrooms and season with salt.
• Drop meatballs into tomato sauce and stir in sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until sauce is reduced and meatballs are no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta.
• Stir penne pasta into meatball sauce; toss to coat. Stir pasta water into mixture if sauce becomes too dry. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parsley to serve.

SILVANO MARCHETTO'S PENNE ALL'ARRABIATA

Steps:

• Over medium heat, brown the 2 garlic cloves in the olive oil. When thoroughly brown, remove and discard.
• Add the chopped garlic clove and let sizzle for a moment, watching carefully that it doesn't burn.
• Add tomatoes and their juice to the garlic in the pan, breaking up the tomatoes with a fork. Leave to cook for 10 minutes to reduce the sauce slightly.
• While tomatoes are cooking, wash and dry the basil leaves and cut into ribbons. Cut the whole chili pepper in half and discard the seeds. Chop the pepper roughly. Add chili pepper and basil to the sauce in the pan, stir well and taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper if desired. Leave to simmer over low heat while preparing pasta.
• Bring 4 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Add 1 tablespoon of salt and when water reboils, add pasta all at once. Stir vigorously with a long-handled wooden spoon or fork to bring quickly back to a boil. Cook until done.
• Drain and turn into a warmed serving bowl. Dress with the sauce and serve immediately.

PENNE ARRABIATTA

Steps:

• Saute garlic and onion in olive oil until transparent.
• Add crushed tomatoes and spices and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Cook pasta in lightly salted, boiling water until cooked el dente.
• Drain pasta and place back in the pot and add some of the sauce and gently toss until coated.
• While serving, add additional sauce if desired and top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
• Left over sauce can be refrigerated or frozen and reheated.
• Use a bit more red pepper if you prefer it hotter.

PENNE ARRABIATA

Steps:

• Put oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• Add garlic cook for 5 minutes until beginning to turn golden, careful not to burn.
• Turn down to medium low.
• Add chili and stir.
• Add Tomatoes and sauce and stir.
• Put a plenty of salted water on to boil in a big saucepan.
• Cook sauce for about 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Cook penne until al dente.
• Strain pasta.
• Push sauce through moulie or meshed strainer into saucepan with the back of a spoon getting as much through as you can.
• Heat and add 1/2 cup of pecorino cheese.
• Taste for seasoning.
• Add cooked penne and toss.
• Serve hot with extra pecorino cheese at the table.

PENNE ALL'ARRABBIATA

Steps:

• Heat 2 or 3 tbsp of olive oil in a tall pan, add the dried oregano and thyme, chopped garlic and crushed chilli peppers. Fry for few minutes. Don't let the garlic turn brown.
• Add the tin of cherry tomatoes into the pan. Simmer uncovered for about 8 minutes and let the excess water evaporate.
• Reduce the heat, cook for another few minutes, stirring occasionally and crushing the tomatoes into the sauce.
• Add pinch of salt and black pepper to taste. Add both dried and fresh basil; 1 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar. Stir.
• In the meantime, cook the penne according to the packet instructions.
• Mix the pasta with sauce and garnish with fresh basil leaves and handful of grated parmesan cheese.

PENNE ALL'ARRABBIATA

Steps:

• Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot, and add 3 tablespoons kosher salt.
• Meanwhile, put 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat, and then add the tomato paste and pepper flakes; reduce the heat to low and stir just until fragrant, about 4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and remove from the heat.
• Drop the pasta into the boiling water, and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1/4 cup of the pasta water.
• Add the pasta and the reserved pasta water to the tomato sauce, stir and toss over medium heat until the pasta is well coated. Season with salt if necessary, then add the remaining oil, tossing well. Serve immediately, with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano on the side.