Arrabbiata Pasta Sauce with Garofalo
This traditional arrabbiata pasta sauce is a real store cupboard basic to make. It’s traditionally made using dried chilli flakes but if you have fresh or frozen you can use those too. This dish is perhaps more typically served with Penne but as part of this lockdown series of recipes with Pasta Garofalo we’re trying to demonstrate how you can use what you have to still make delicious dishes and this one will not disappoint!
Arrabbiata Pasta Sauce with Garofalo
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients:
- 150g Garofalo Tagliatelle or a Garofalo pasta shape you have like bucatini, rigatoni, spaghetti, penne, the list goes on
- 1-2 garlic cloves (to taste), finely chopped
- 1 tsp chilli flakes (you can adjust depending on how hot you like it!)
- 200g passata / chopped tomatoes / tinned tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp dried herbs such as basil, Italian mixed herbs, oregano or fresh basil if you have it
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Hard cheese like parmesan for serving (optional)
Instructions:
- Heat at least 1 tbsp of olive oil on a low heat, add your garlic and chilli flakes. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Don’t let the garlic brown, this will result in a bitter taste.
- Once it’s sizzling, add your tomatoes and allow to simmer on a low heat. If you have dried herbs add these now (about ½ tsp), and season with a little salt.
- While the sauce is simmering cook your Garofalo Pasta in a pan of boiling, salted water
- Once the pasta is cooked, add it to the sauce with a splash of pasta water.
- Combine together and serve.
- Grate a little parmesan (or other hard cheese) over the top.
I also had a few slices of bread with my dish to mop up all the delicious sauce at the end. This is an Italian tradition called scarpetta ‘fare la scarpetta’ which is wher you wipe a plate clean using a piece of bread to mop up the delicious sauce or juices that remain on your plate!
We’d love to see if you make any of my lockdown recipes with Garofalo. Tag @GarofaloPastaUK and @CookingCarafes and we’ll share them.
This is part of a paid for collaboration with Pasta Garofalo.
Other recipes with Pasta Garofalo
An easy recipe using casarecce pasta, combining the sweetness and freshness of cherry tomatoes, the heat of chilli and balanced with tangy feta and basil