Fusili in Tomato sauce (with a twist) This is so easy and really yummy! Fusilli with Meat Sauce uses ground beef, onion, red wine & marinara sauce simmered together with pasta until tender. Topped with melted mozza & parmesan!.

Ingredients of Fusili in Tomato sauce (with a twist)

  1. It's 4 of tomatoes , large - sized , ripe.
  2. It's 15 of cranberries , dried.
  3. You need 14 of almonds , peeled and soaked.
  4. You need 1 Teaspoon of capers.
  5. You need 4 Cloves of garlic , peeled.
  6. Prepare 1 Tablespoon of basil leaves , chopped.
  7. It's 1 Cup of pasta whole wheat fusili (or any ),.
  8. You need To Taste of salt.
  9. Prepare To Taste of paprika powder.
  10. Prepare 1 Teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil (optional).

Fusili in Tomato sauce (with a twist) step by step

  1. In a pot of boiling water, add 2 large fistfulls (about a cup) of fusili. Since I use whole wheat, it takes about 10 minutes to cook al dente..
  2. To a mixer/ hand blender jar, add the tomatoes, salt, garlic, almonds, cranberries and capers. Blend to a coarse paste. Go to step 3..
  3. Once the pasta is cooked, reserve about a cup of the pasta water and drain the rest. wash the drained pasta with cold water and keep aside..
  4. Add the pasta water (about 1/2 a cup) to the sauce in step 2, and blend again till slightly smoother..
  5. In a pan, add the sauce and the pasta. Add the paprika powder, and more salt if required. Boil for about 2 minutes on high, or till the sauce thickens very slightly (this happens almost immediately)..
  6. Add the chopped basil leaves and serve hot with herbed toast..

In the past, Fusilli were made by hand according to a method that was passed down from one generation to the next. You had to rapidly twist a strand of spaghetti around a knitting needle with a skilled hand. In a food processor or blender, combine the tomatoes, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper and puree. Add the basil and pulse just to mix. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the fusilli until.

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