Spicy Butter-Roasted Tomato Sauce
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Spicy Butter-Roasted Tomato Sauce
Description
The sauce combines whole peeled garlic, fire-roasted tomatoes, butter, red pepper flakes, and oregano in a baking dish and is roasted at a high temperature until the garlic becomes soft and the mixture has thickened to a jam-like consistency. This roasting concentrates flavors and softens the garlic to mellow its pungency, creating a rich base sauce.
After roasting, the mixture is gently mashed to blend the garlic and tomatoes further, forming a rustic sauce. The sauce’s spicy element comes from crushed red pepper flakes, which balance with the richness of butter and natural sweetness of the tomatoes. This sauce is combined with cooked pasta—spaghetti, bucatini, or linguini—tossed with reserved pasta water to create a cohesive coating.
The dish is best served garnished with fresh basil leaves and grated Parmesan, adding fresh herbal notes and umami. This sauce suits those seeking a pasta with a vibrant tomato flavor enhanced by the deeper notes from roasting and a gentle spiciness.
Ingredients
- 1 28- ounce fire-roasted tomato crushed or diced, canned
- 10 garlic peeled, crushed, cloves
- 1/4 /4 cup unsalted butter 1/2 stick, cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- kosher salt
- black pepper freshly ground
- 12 oz. spaghetti bucatini, or linguini
- basil for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Combine tomatoes, garlic, butter, red pepper flakes, and oregano in a 13x9" baking dish; season with kosher salt and black pepper.
- Roast in oven for 35-45 minutes, tossing half way through. Garlic should be very soft and the mixture jam-like.
- Once removed from oven, use a potato masher or fork to break up garlic and tomatoes.
- As sauce is roasting, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water, until al dente.
- Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
- Return pasta to pot, adding tomato sauce and pasta water, tossing until sauce coats pasta.
- Serve with Parmesan cheese and basil garnish.
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