Spaghetti pomodoro alla Bella
As summer nears, this is the most quintessential, simple Italian pasta dish in our household.
Level
Easy with a grown-up
Kids cook with a grown-up. Hot ovens, boiling water and frying are grown-up jobs, and sharp knives need a grown-up’s hands too.
Ingredients
Spaghetti
Cherry tomatoes
Garlic cloves: 4 to 6 (can use less, your preference)
Sicilian oregano
EVOO
Sea salt (as needed)
Garlic confit (to top it, if you wanna get fancy)
Parm: as much as you can tolerate
Method
Toss the cherry tomatoes in boiling water.
Blanch them for 2 minutes.
Remove them.
Set them in an ice bath.
Remove the skins.
Saute the garlic for 2 to 3 minutes.
Either leave the garlic in the sauce or toss it.
Add the cherry tomatoes.
Begin to crush them.
Cook it down for 8 to 10 minutes.
Adorn with as much PARM as you can tolerate.
