Today on my menu Penne Arrabbiata.
Today we are cooking Penne Arrabbiata, it’s a world
favourite and Arrabbiata is an Italian word which
means angry. Angry because
Chilli flakes or fresh red Chillies.
First, we need to blanch the tomatoes,
for that boil water.
Blanching a tomato means that you give
a little cut
on the backside of the tomato, a criss-cross,
put them in boiling water for 10-15 seconds,
Take them out, and put them in chill water.
What it does, it looses their skin
and you can peel the tomato.
Alright, water is boiling,
just drop your tomatoes carefully, by the clock
10 seconds. That’s it.
Alright,
we have some chilled water, keep chilled water ready.
Now, we gonna retain this water because we need to boil our pasta,
So let it boil. In the meantime,
let’s just peel away our tomatoes.
Now is the time to chop them,
also, we will de-seed it.
We proceed to make Arrabbiata sauce.
Heat a pan.
Add a good quantity of Olive Oil. We’ve got some Garlic.
So you crush them, smash them
and then
just roughly chop them.
Arrabbiata is
Tomatoes, Chillies, Garlic, Olive Oil.
All of the Garlic at once into the pan.
Be careful not to burn the Garlic,
you need to lightly cook it.
Keep Chilli flakes ready, Chilly.
Light Swirl.
And tomatoes.
Let the tomatoes cook. In the meantime, we boil the pasta.
In goes our Pasta.
Some Olive Oil.
And a generous pinch of Salt.
Now pasta by the clock 8 minutes,
drain it, strain it,
put straight into the sauce. Look at all the flavors.
Garlic, Tomato, Chilli. Some Salt
for the Arrabbiata sauce.
Now we strain it.
The moment you strain it,
it goes straight into the sauce.
Just a quick tip, make sure
that your Pasta is not over saucy, that’s not how Italian’s eat.
Look at that, Beautiful. Now, some Parsley,
chop it up.
In it goes. And give it a gentle toss.
Check for seasoning?
Perfect!
Make sure your Pasta has a bite,
don’t over boil it.
Remember after turning off the heat, grate nice Parmesan.
Beautiful Arrabbiata, spicy Arrabbiata.
And
more Parmesan.
Penne Arrabbiata Done.
If you wish to dine outside, Here are my recommendations
for good Italian Restaurants in your city.
If you are in Pune, visit Dezio.
If in Delhi The Big Chill Cafe.
In Mumbai, I recommend  The Olive Bar and Kitchen.
Ahmedabad should visit Bella- Crowne Plaza.
And Bangalore,
definitely, I recommend Smoke House Deli.
So, download the dine out app today
and reserve a table at these places for a
sweet surprise.
 
