Italian Paccheri Alla Vittorio

Ingredienti

• 500 g paccheri
• 500 g cherry tomatoes
• 1 can of plum tomatoes
• 300 g baby plum tomatoes
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1/4 handful of basil
• 1/2 cup parmesan (grated)
• Olive oil

Preparazione

1. 1

   Pour a splash of olive oil into a pan. Then add garlic cloves to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes or until fragrant.

2. 2

   Next, pour one can of plum tomatoes and cherry tomatoes into the pan and stir. Cook for 3-5 minutes.

3. 3

   Add baby plum tomatoes to the pan and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Cook tomatoes for 5-7 minutes or until they soften.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, bring salted water to a boil in a saucepan. Then, add paccheri to the water. Cook the pasta on medium heat for 6-8 minutes. Please make sure the pasta is al dente. It should not be too soft.

5. 5

   Check the tomatoes while the pasta cooks. Once the tomatoes have softened, remove the garlic cloves, then use a hand-held blender to blend the tomatoes until smooth. Optional: Pour the tomato sauce through a sieve into a bowl. This will make the sauce even smoother.

6. 6

   Add unsalted butter to the saucepan, then pour the tomato sauce back into the pan if you used a sieve. Then add the cooked paccheri to the tomato sauce and toss the pasta in the sauce. Make sure it is fully coated.

7. 7

   Add grated parmesan and fresh basil leaves to the sauce and stir.

8. 8

   Remove the pasta alla Vittorio from the heat and serve.