Red Pasta Draft

Name: Red Pasta
Ingredients: 1 package pasta (preferably De Cecco; fusilli, linguine or spaghetti); ¼ cup olive oil; 5 cloves garlic (thinly sliced); 1–2 tomatoes (peeled and diced); salt; 3½ oz tomato paste (1 package, preferably organic); ¾ cup water; Parmesan cheese

Pasta in a simple sauce of garlic, tomato paste and olive oil, from things I almost always have at home; a fresh tomato and Parmesan only if I have them.

KashrutDairy

What you need

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1 package pasta, preferably De Cecco; fusilli, linguine or spaghetti
¼ cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1–2 tomatoes, peeled and diced (optional)
salt
3½ oz tomato paste, 1 package, preferably organic
¾ cup water
Parmesan cheese (optional)

How I make it

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water and drain.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet and gently cook the garlic.
Add the diced tomatoes, if using, and cook for a few minutes.
Add the tomato paste, water and salt, stir and simmer until the sauce thickens a little.
Toss the pasta with the sauce and serve with Parmesan, if you have it.

What I've learned

The water is easy to measure in the empty tomato paste tin, two tins' worth.
If I don't have a fresh tomato, I do without. Same with the Parmesan, if it's run out.

Source: ChefEf (chefef.com)