The Boy is a big fan of tomato sauce. And he insists that the best tomato sauce is simply garlic, tomatoes and basil. Fresh. And the best tomatoes to use are Roma (meatier) or Campari (sweeter). We like serving it over rigatoni.
I love it when he cooks.
RECIPE: THE BOY'S FALLING ON THE FLOOR EASY TOMATO SAUCE
A - Meat
Fist-size of ground beef or turkey
B - Tomato sauce
4 cloves garlic, sliced or minced (we are still debating this)
12 Roma tomatoes OR 20 Campari tomatoes, tops sliced off
C - Garnishing
Bunch of fresh basil
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A - Fry the ground beef/turkey in a skillet until cooked.
B - Meanwhile, in a separate skillet, heat 2-3 tbsp of olive oil. Fry the tomatoes, flesh side down and covered, until the skins peel off (approx. 10 mins). Mash the tomato flesh and add in the garlic. By adding the garlic without frying, it infuses a more mellow flavour into the sauce.
Add in cooked ground beef/turkey. Season with salt and pepper.
C - To chop the basil leaves, roll a bunch of them together, lengthwise, and cut into thin strips (when unrolled). Mix pasta in with sauce and garnish with the chopped basil. It's that simple.
I was trying to find a really old picture of me in eating rigatoni amatriciana in Rome a coupla years ago - the rigatoni there is a longer thinner tube. It was a happy place.
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