im in ur kitchen, makin pasta

[billyskank]

I don't just do Indian stuff. Check it out!

I love pasta, 'cause it's so easy and quick to make something that tastes awesome. All you need is:

1 can chopped tomato
Tomato puree
Fennel Seeds
Vegetable oil
Olives (green or black)
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Brown sugar
Pasta plus whatever else you want.

I started by frying the fennel seeds. I think the fennel seeds almost make it to the status of 'secret ingredient' - or they would, if I hadn't told you.

You only need the tiniest amount of oil, just enough to fry them:



Once the seeds had darkened a little, I added the canned tomato plus a bit of tomato puree:



When this started simmering I added salt and pepper to taste, and about a teaspoon of brown sugar. The sugar is very important: it takes the sharpness off the tomato. It makes all the difference.

I then added dried oregano and a generous helping of olive oil:



Sorry about the blurriness. Shaky hand I guess.

I chopped 10 green olives into halves. Don't they look gorgeous:



and I added them to the sauce. The olives were in a jar in brine, so I poured a little of the water from the jar into the sauce. You will probably need to add water anyway so that it has enough liquid to reduce down while the pasta cooks. The more it reduces, the better it will taste.



There was nothing left to do with the sauce except leave it to simmer while the pasta cooked. After ten or fifteen minutes everything was ready:



I served it with garlic bread and grated cheese, but it's great on its own too.

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