Pasta Arrabiata With Black Olives And Crispy Bacon
From shaunj 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 5
This is a no brainer Italian classic, simple and quick, that is full of great flavour-A very low fat and healthy option if you omit the bacon. Tastes great with garlic bread .mmm
Ingredients
- 2 x cans chopped good quality tomatoes shopping list
- 1 teasp sugar shopping list
- 1/1.5 heaped tblsp tom puree shopping list
- 1 large onion diced finely shopping list
- 3 cloves of garlic diced finely shopping list
- 2 tblsp olive oil shopping list
- Half large glass of red wine shopping list
- tblsp of chopped dried or fresh oregano shopping list
- tblsp of chopped dried or fresh basil shopping list
- 1 or 2 tblsp of balsamic vinegar shopping list
- handful of black olives pitted and halved shopping list
- 3/4 slices of crispy bacon, just fried and chopped shopping list
- Freshly grated parmigiana shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- pasta of your liking-better with spaghetti maybe:) shopping list
How to make it
- Saute the onion/garlic and oregano in a hot pan with the olive oil till translucent /browning
- Keeping the heat high, throw in the red wine and reduce for a few mins
- Add the tomatoes, puree and sugar, balsamic vinegar and turn down the heat-stir
- Prepare your crispy bacon and pitted and rinsed olives and add
- Do not let the tomatoes stew as this will make it watery -turn off the heat when hot enough to serve.
- Salt and pepper to taste. Do not oversalt -remember the bacon!!!!- taste all the time.
- Add basil just before serving and add sauce to your pasta with some freshly cracked black pepper and freshly grated parmigiana.
People Who Like This Dish 2
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Nice one. Thank you Shaun.
jenniferbyrdez
in kenner loved it
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sounds good
cheryilyn
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One of my favorites and a real classic sauce. Thanks so much!
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