Bucatini di Mezzanotte
Midnight Bucatini is a delicious Italian pasta dish that features bucatini pasta cooked until al dente and mixed with a flavorful tomato sauce made from plum tomatoes, garlic, hot pepper and fresh herbs! The idea behind the recipe is to make a quick and easy dish using ingredients that are readily available in the kitchen at any time of night.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Bucatini
- 7 Plum Tomatoes peeled, deseeded and diced
- 4 Garlic Cloves chopped
- 1/2 Italian Long Hot Pepper chopped
- 10 Sage Leaves
- Handful Basil Leaves
- 2 Rosemary Sprigs
- 5 Thyme Sprigs
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
- Pecorino Cheese for topping
Instructions
- Fill a medium-sized saucepan with water and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, carefully place the tomatoes in the saucepan and boil for 1 minute. Remove the tomatoes from the saucepan and place in a bowl of ice water. Let the tomatoes sit in the ice water for a minute or two. Gently squeeze each tomato or use a knife to remove the skin. It should come off easily. Cut the tomatoes in half, remove seeds and then dice.
- While waiting for the water to boil, chop the garlic and hot pepper.
- Bring a large pot of salted boiling water to a boil to be used to cook the pasta.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add a large drizzle of olive oil. Once heated, add the chopped garlic and hot pepper and cook for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add the herbs and sauté for another minute.
- Add the cubed tomatoes and half of the basil leaves to the skillet. Season with salt and black pepper to taste and cook for about 10 minutes or until the tomatoes have broken down and created a sauce.
- Meanwhile, add the bucatini to the boiling water and let cook until al dente, 1 minute before the package instructions.
- Just before the pasta is ready, remove the rosemary, thyme, and sage leaves from the sauce.
- Once the pasta is ready, scoop directly into the skillet, add the rest of the basil leaves and mix well with the tomato sauce.
- Serve hot with sprinkle of pecorino cheese on top and enjoy!
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