Bucatini Pasta with Spiced Red Sauce
This dish is pasta-tively amazing.
Experience the harmonious blend of flavors in our Bucatini Pasta with Spiced Red Sauce. Al dente bucatini entwines with a robust, herb-infused spicy tomato sauce, offering a delightful texture and warmth. Perfectly complemented by 14 Hands Red Wine Blend, each bite is a cozy, memorable journey, artfully balancing the sauce's richness with the wine's elegance.
Pair with 14 Hands Red Wine Blend
Serves 4
Total Time: 45-55 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate
- 1 lb Bucatini shaped pasta, or any similar shaped noodle
- 2 28 oz cans of San Marzano whole tomatoes, peeled
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, freshly minced
- 1 tablespoon red pepper chili flakes, crushed
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves chopped, or 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon salt for cooking, 2 tablespoons for pasta water
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3 tablespoons fresh olive oil
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, reserve rind
- In a heavy bottom pot, heat olive oil over medium–high heat. Once heated, add diced onions. Cook until translucent.
- Once onions have finished cooking, add the crushed red pepper flakes. Continue cooking and stirring for an additional two minutes.
- Add garlic to pot, mix and cook until fragrant. Add tomatoes and oregano, stir until combined.
- As the sauce cooks, break apart the whole tomatoes with a spatula or wooden spoon. Bring the temperature to low and let the sauce simmer for an additional 25 minutes.
- Optional: Place the reserved parmesan rind into the sauce, this will add a delicate creamy character. Let simmer with sauce for remaining time.
- While sauce is cooking, heat up a large pot of water. Season water with salt, and let the water come to a rolling boil.
- Once boiling, add pasta, and cook according to package instruction, or until pasta has reached desired tenderness.
- Remove parmesan rind and discard. In the tomato sauce pot, stir in salt, pepper, and fresh basil (retain some for a garnish), cooking for an additional few minutes. Taste and season to your liking.
- From the boiling water, place the pasta directly into the sauce, gently mixing until combined.
- Serve, topped with remaining basil and parmesan.