Spicy Penne Arrabiata ❤

Spicy Penne Arrabiata right from the scratch ❤🔥 All the sweat and work of love, really paid off very well. I literally had tears of joy when I had the first bite of this. Not because it was spicy but because it was really so good and I'm very proud of myself. Arrabiata sauce, or sugo all'arrabiata in Italian is a spicy sauce for pasta made from garlic, tomatoes, and dried red chili peppers cooked in olive oil. The sauce originates from the Lazio region, around Rome. Arrabiata literally means "angry" in Italian.

Heat 1 litre water along with ½ teaspoon salt in a pan. Bring the water to a boil.Then add 2 cups of pasta of your choice.I have used penne pasta here.On a medium to high flame,cook the pasta till al dente which would take about 10 to 12 minutes. In a colander, drain the pasta and keep aside. You can save up a cup of pasta starch for further use.Blanch, peel and roughly chop 2 or 3 large tomatoes. Add them in a blender and blend to a smooth puree without adding water. If you're using ready made tomato puree, you can use a 1 cup or 1 and a half cup of the same. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan on a low or medium flame. You can mix butter and olive oil too for the flavours. Then add 2 teaspoons of finely crushed garlic. Saute for some seconds. The garlic doesn't necessarily have to become golden brown/brown. Add in chilli flakes according to the spice level you need and cook them well. Ensure you don't burn the garlic or chilli flakes. Next add the ground tomato puree, salt as per taste, mixed herbs, freshly crushed black pepper powder or store bought ones, parsley (if you have access to it, I did not) and cover and cook everything together in medium flame until the flavours are absorbed and the raw flavour of the tomatoes fade away. In this stage you can either add a cup of water or the reserved pasta starch and stir everything together so that the sauce doesn't stick to the vessel much. The pasta starch does wonders here I must say!Add the cooked pasta and coat the pasta well with the sauce and serve it.

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