Arrabbiata sauce is simple to prepare. Using the following recipes you can make it. I am going to share two methods which will help you make the sauce in two different ways.
Simple Arrabbiata Sauce Recipe
Preparation time – 15 minutes
Cooking time – 20 minutes
Ingredients
- Olive oil – 1 tsp
- Chopped onion – 1 cup
- Garlic – 4 cloves, minced
- Red wine – 3/8 cup
- White sugar – 1 tbsp
- Fresh basil – 1tbsp, chopped
- Red pepper flakes – 1 tsp
- Tomato paste – 2 tbsp
- Tomato paste – 2 tbsp
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
- Italian seasoning – ½ tsp
- Black pepper – ¼ tsp
- Tomatoes – 28 ounces, peeled and diced
- Parsley – 2 tbsp, chopped
How To Make
- Put a skillet on medium heat and pour the oil. As soon as the oil becomes hot, add the chopped onion and minced garlic and fry them for about 5 minutes.
- Now pour the red wine and lemon juice. Mix them well. Add the sugar, chopped basil, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes. As they start to boil, lower the heat and let it cook for around 15 minutes till all the diced tomatoes are soft. Season the mixture with Italian seasoning and black pepper powder.
- When done, mix the chopped parsley. This sauce is ideal to go with any cooked pasta. Boil any pasta that you like, either penne or bow-tie and mix with this arrabbiata sauce and taste the bliss in your mouth.
Making Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce In Different Way
Preparation time – 10 minutes
Cooking time – 40 minutes
Ingredients
- Butter – 2 tbsp (you can use vegan butter if you want to make it dairy-free)
- Extra virgin olive oil – 2 tbsp
- Garlic – 3 cloves, minced
- Red chili pepper flakes – 1 tbsp
- Whole tomatoes – 56 ounces (Go for the good canned tomatoes as this will make the sauce better)
- Salt – ¾ tsp
- Black pepper – as needed, freshly ground
- Basil leaves – ½ cup, chopped
- Cooked pasta – a bowl
- Pasta water – as reserved
How To Make
- Place a saucepan on medium heat and add the butter along with olive oil. As the butter melts, add the minced garlic as well as red pepper flakes. Fry them well but make sure the garlic does o get burnt as this will make the sauce bitter.
- Now mix the tomatoes along with its juice to the pan. Take a wooden ladle and smash the tomatoes. Let them cook on low flame for half an hour till the sauce become thick. In the meantime, put a bowl of water on high heat. As soon as the water starts to boil, add the pasta. Boil them till they become soft. But refrain from overdoing.
- When done, keep about ½ cup of the pasta water. Then remove the excess water and keep the pasta aside. Now in the saucepan, add the salt as well as chopped basil. If you are using salted tomatoes, then add just a little. Always check the seasoning so that you can make the sauce perfectly.
- Add the cooked pasta along with the reserved water in the saucepan and mix with the sauce properly. To make it more delicious, you can add the parmesan on the top.
- If you are a vegan and using vegan butter, then you can add vegan parmesan cheese.
- You can store the sauce in an airtight container for almost a week in the fridge.
