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Vegetable Sauce (For Pasta)
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion (130g), chopped
• 2 carrots (160g), diced, small
• 2 celery sticks (80g), finely
chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 leek (120g), chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2x 400g cans chopped
tomatoes
• ½ tbsp balsamic vinegar
• ½ tbsp caster sugar
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• Salt and pepper
• Fresh boiled pasta to serve
• Parmesan cheese to serve
Matriciana Sauce (For Pasta)
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
• 1 onion (130g) finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• ½ green chilli, de-seeded and
finely chopped
• 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 100g bacon, rind removed and
chopped
• 400g can plum tomatoes
• 100ml (120g) passata
• 2 tbsp white wine
• Salt and freshly ground black
pepper
• Fresh boiled pasta to serve
• Parmesan cheese to serve
Method:
1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan (do not use non-stick) and gently
cook the onion, carrot, celery, garlic and leek for 5 minutes
without browning. Stir occasionally.
2 Place the lid on the pan and cook for 20 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Add the chopped peppers and cook gently for a
further 10 minutes with the lid on.
3 Add the tomatoes, herbs, sugar and vinegar to the pan. Season
with salt and pepper and simmer with the lid on for 45 minutes,
or until the carrot and celery are softened.
4 Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions.
5 Use the Blending Leg at speed 4 on the Variable Speed Control
to make a smooth sauce. This can be done in the pan as long as
the pan does not have a non stick coating. Start the hand blender
using the Precise Control Trigger, gently moving it across the pan
until the desired consistency is achieved. For a smooth sauce,
this should take about a minute.
6 Drain the pasta then stir the sauce through it. Heat through if
necessary then serve immediately with Parmesan cheese.
Method:
1 Place the oil in a large saucepan (do not use non-stick), and heat
for a few minutes.
2 Gently fry the onion, garlic and chilli for 2- 3 minutes without
browning, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
3 Add the chopped bacon to the pan and fry for a further minute.
Place the lid on the pan and cook over a medium heat for
5 minutes.
4 Add the plum tomatoes, passata and wine, season with a little salt
and pepper to taste.
5 Place the lid on the pan and simmer gently for 25 minutes, or until
the onions are tender.
6 Ten minutes before the sauce is ready, cook the pasta according to
the pack instructions.
7 Use the Blending Leg at speed 4 on the Variable Speed Control to
make a smooth sauce. This can be done in the pan as long as the
pan does not have a non stick coating. Start the hand blender
using the Precise Control Trigger, gently moving it across the pan
until the desired consistency is achieved. For a smooth sauce, this
should take about a minute.
8 Drain the pasta then stir the sauce through it. Heat through if
necessary then serve immediately with Parmesan cheese.
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