Pasta with Tomato Sauce

By: Daniel Lucas

Dish: Pasta
Season: Spring
Source: Marcella Hazan
Servings: 4
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb pasta
  • 2 28 oz canned tomatoes
  • 2 oz tomato paste
  • 8 tbsp butter
  • parsley, stems only, tied with string
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano, rind only
  • 2 small onions, halved
  • salt
  • pepper

This is an adaptation from Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce which is more of a magic trick than a recipe. It uses only 3 ingredients and requires only one sentence worth of instructions. I’ve added a few, albeit minor, additions to this original masterpiece. I like to increase the yield by adding a small amount of water and tomato paste. I also like to add parsley stems—which I always have laying around and need to utilize—and a Parmigiano-Reggiano rind. Serve with any pasta you like.

Method

  1. In a saucepan, combine all ingredients, salt, pepper, and 28 oz water
  2. let simmer for 45 minutes with no lid.
  3. Garnish with chopped parsley and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Pasta with Tomato Sauce

By: Daniel Lucas

This is an adaptation from Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce which is more of a magic trick than a recipe. It uses only 3 ingredients and requires only one sentence worth of instructions. I’ve added a few, albeit minor, additions to this original masterpiece. I like to increase the yield by adding a small amount of water and tomato paste. I also like to add parsley stems—which I always have laying around and need to utilize—and a Parmigiano-Reggiano rind. Serve with any pasta you like.

Method

  1. In a saucepan, combine all ingredients, salt, pepper, and 28 oz water
  2. let simmer for 45 minutes with no lid.
  3. Garnish with chopped parsley and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

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