Jamie Oliver Red Pepper Pasta Sauce Recipe
This Jamie Oliver Red Pepper Pasta Sauce Recipe is bright. It tastes sweet, smoky, and very fresh. The sauce uses simple kitchen ingredients.
Ingredients
- Red bell peppers – 4 large
- Olive oil – 3 tablespoons
- Garlic cloves – 3 chopped
- Onion – 1 medium sliced
- Tomato paste – 2 tablespoons
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Black pepper – ½ teaspoon
- Chili flakes – ½ teaspoon
- Pasta water – ½ cup
- Fresh basil – few leaves
Instructions
Prepare the peppers
- Wash the peppers well. Remove seeds and stems. Cut them into strips.
Cook the base
- Heat olive oil in a pan. Add onion and garlic. Cook until soft and golden.
Add peppers
- Add peppers to the pan. Cook for ten minutes. Stir often and gently.
Blend the sauce
- Let mixture cool slightly. Blend until smooth texture. Add pasta water slowly.
Season and finish
- Return sauce to pan. Add salt and pepper. Add chili flakes and basil.
Notes
- Use fresh red peppers always.
- They taste sweeter and richer.
- Cook peppers slowly for flavor.
- Do not rush this step.
- Save some pasta water.
- It helps thicken the sauce.