A TASTE OF TUCANY

5 Tomatoes Sauce

This deliciously simple tomato sauce was part of our women’s wellness adventure in Tuscany. We made it during a hands-on cooking class with Simonetta and Paola from Tuscano Mia—two warm and passionate nonnas who truly embody the heart of Tuscan cooking.

This sauce captures the heart of Tuscan cooking, where meals are simple but full of flavor, and ingredients are treated with respect. The Tuscan approach is about slowing down, using what’s in season, and letting a few good ingredients shine.

Ingredients:

1 peperoncino/red chilli pepper flakes
4 peeled tomatoes
1 small onion
12 cherry /pachino/small tomatoes
4 sun dried dry tomatoes
1 teaspoon concentrated tomato
1 pinch salt
100 ml =1/2 cup tomato purée / passata
4 basil leaves
2 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Preparation:

Slice the onion into thin slices, then leave it to soak in cold water for a few minutes.
Wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges.
Brown the onion in a pan with the oil after having drained it, add the pepperoncino.
Stir and after 2 minutes add the remaining ingredients: the tomatoe concentrate, the pureed tomatoe, the peeled crushed tomatoes, the dried tomatoes and the tomatoes cut just before.
Salt , lower the heat and cook for about 20 minutes, adding lukewarm water in small quantities only if necessary.

Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling and salted water, drain it keeping it slightly moist and pour it directly into the pan with the 5 tomatoes sauce.

Toss the pasta to make it season in the sauce and serve immediately, flavoring with chopped basil.

Suggestion: Brown a little pancetta in a non-stick pan without adding any seasoning and then add the spring onion.

Enjoy!!