The Freshest Pasta Sauce: Cherry Tomato Sauce

By Sugar Spun Run · 30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
2. Add the garlic cloves and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring now and then, for 3 to 5 minutes without letting the garlic brown.
3. Carefully add the cherry tomatoes, salt, black pepper and sugar if using. Cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes start to burst.
4. When most tomatoes have burst, remove and discard the garlic cloves, then gently mash the tomatoes (a potato masher or fork works).
5. Stir in the torn basil and keep the sauce simmering while you cook the pasta according to package directions, reserving some pasta water.
6. Add the warm pasta and about 2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water to the sauce. Cook over medium-low heat until the sauce clings to the pasta. Serve warm, with parmesan if desired.

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