It’s amazing what a few slices of chorizo can do to a tomato pasta sauce. Not only will it add bags of flavour and a warming sneaky heat, but it will bulk out relatively inexpensive ingredients, too – just perfect for filling empty stomachs cheaply and quickly in cold weather.
Ingredients
—4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 chorizo sausages, sliced 2 x 400g (15-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes ¼ cup dry red wine 1 Tbsp tomato concentrate (UK tomato puree) 2 fresh bay leaves Salt 500g chunky tubular pasta like rigatoni
Method
—1 Put oil and onion in a medium saucepan and cook gently for about 10 minutes, until softened but not coloured. Tilt pan, leave a minute or so, then scoop out onion with a slotted spoon, transferring it to a side plate.
2 Increase heat under pan to medium-high, then add chorizo. Cook for 3-4 minutes until lightly browned. Lower heat, add tomatoes, red wine, tomato concentrate and bay leaves, and softened onions. Bring to a gentle bubble, lower heat and cook for about 30 minutes, until thick and pulpy. Season with half a teaspoon salt, or to taste. Remove and discard bay leaves.
3 Cook pasta in plenty of gently boiling well-salted water until al dente. Drain and transfer to a large heated bowl. Pour in the sauce, toss well and serve immediately.
Recipe notes
There are only two essentials here: decent tomatoes (I use Italian tomatoes) and good meaty chorizo. Oh, and don’t overcook the pasta. If preferred, use stock in place of red wine in the sauce.
Rigatoni
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