Pomarola Garlicy Pasta Sauce Recipes

PASTA ALLA POMAROLA - THE ITALIAN GRANDMORTHER'S FAVORITE!

Steps:

• Place the garlic on a cutting board and smash it with the back of a knife. Chop the red onion and set aside.
• Set a deep saucepan over medium heat and when it is hot add enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the saucepan. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and the onion and cook until, translucent, and lightly brown, about 10 minutes.
• Core and quarter the tomatoes and set aside. If using canned tomatoes, break them up with your clean hands in a deep bowl. Add about ¼ of a cup of water to the can, swirl it around, and pour it over the tomatoes in the bowl. Season the tomatoes generously with sea salt and add the oregano.
• When the onion and the garlic are cooked, add the tomatoes, breaking them up a bit more with the back of a wooden spoon. Cook over low heat, stirring every now and then to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan. Tear up the basil leaves and add to the sauce. The sauce will be ready in about 20-25 minutes for fresh tomatoes, and a little longer for canned tomatoes.
• When the tomato sauce is cooked, add about ⅓ of a cup of olive oil and let the sauce simmer for a few more minutes, the sauce emulsifies, and becomes rich. Turn off the heat.
• Pass the tomato sauce through a food mill, or purée it by using a blender or an immersion blender. Return to the saucepan, taste and adjust the seasoning.
• While the sauce cooks, bring a medium pot of water to boil over high heat, with the lid on. Add enough salt to the pot (see notes above), and then add the pasta. Stir and cook until the pasta is just al dente. Drain the pasta and reserve about ¾ of a cup of pasta water.
• While the pasta cooks, measure about 2 cups of the pomarola sauce and bring it to a simmer in a large sauté pan. Add the hot pasta to the pan and stir gently. Add some of the water to thin it out as necessary.
• Serve at once with a drizzle of olive oil and a generous sprinkle of Parmesan or pecorino Romano cheese. This should serve three people as a first course or two very hungry people as a main course.

GARLIC PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• In a skillet, saute garlic in oil on low heat, just hot enough to make the garlic sizzle; about 10 to 15 minutes. Season with basil, oregano, parsley, and crushed red pepper, and remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, toss cooked pasta with garlic and herb mixture, and let sit for 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan, and serve.

POMODORO PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir the diced tomatoes, celery, carrots, sweet onion, garlic, tomato paste, water, red wine, sage, basil, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook the sauce at a simmer until the carrots are tender, about 1 hour.
• Pour the sauce into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. Hold the lid of the blender in place with a towel and carefully start the blender using a few quick pulses to get the sauce moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean container. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the sauce in the pot.

GARLIC PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE OVER PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions.
• When pasta is half way done, start with cream sauce in separate pot.
• Add butter, olive oil and garlic and saute on med-low heat until butter is melted, then add red pepper flakes and saute.
• Mix in flour until combined.
• Add milk and chicken broth, bring to a boil, lower heat and stir until thickened.
• Add parmesan and stir until melted.
• Serve over pasta, and top with green onions.
• Option: Add cooked, diced chicken.

GARLIC SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• To make spaghetti sauce, cook garlic in butter and olive oil over medium low heat just until the garlic is soft but not browned.
• Stir in the parsley or basil and cook for 2 minutes (stirring constantly) until the herbs are limp but still green.
• Pour sauce hot over cooked spaghetti, toss lightly to coat and top with parmesan cheese.
• Serve with french bread and extra Parmasan cheese at the table.
• This garlic sauce will cover 3/4-1 pound of spaghetti or other pasta.

PASTA AND VEGGIES IN GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute garlic and pepper flakes in oil for 1 minute. Add garbanzo beans and tomatoes; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add spinach and salt; cook and stir until spinach is wilted. , Drain pasta; add to vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; toss to coat.