Hey guys Becky here and today I'm
going to be making a fantastic
tomato and basil pasta recipe inspired
by Scott Conant's recipe from
his restaurant Scarpetta and this is so
incredibly delicious you will not even
believe how much flavor you can get
So keep watching and I hope that you
guys
enjoy this recipe.  Okay, so we're going to
start by making
a beautiful basil olive oil and we're going to put 
about a cup
of basil leaves in small saucepan as well as maybe
5 or 6 cloves of garlic
We're also going to add a pinch of red pepper flakes
to taste
We're going to fill that up with some extra virgin
olive oil
now it's time to crush you canned tomatoes.
Just make sure to get take out any
of those woody stems or any
yucky stuff and it should look something like
this
 
Okay so put that
in your pot and we're gonna
season it generously with a big pinch
of salt as well as a little splash
of olive oil
cook your sauce on medium heat for about
40 minutes
meanwhile we're gonna cook our basil olive oil
on low heat for about 25
minutes
so that gets really infused with that
flavor and look something like this
Our sauce is looking nice and thick
So I'm go to strain some of our beautiful
basil olive oil into the sauce
Give it a nice stir to make sure all the
olive oil gets incorporated in
cook your pasta in some heavily
salted boiling water --
I'm using bucatini -- and cook until just shy
of al dente
strain it and put it into a pan with your
sauce and let cook so it finishes cooking
in the sauce and absorbs that delicious, basil-tomato flavor
sprinkle in some basil and continue to let it
cook for a few minutes
adding a little bit of reserved pasta
water if it gets too dry
also I like to add a little olive oil or
butter just to add a little bit more
fat and a little bit more richness
now that our pasta's done, it's time to
plate, and since I'm trying to impress you
guys, I'm just going to twirl my pasta around
to add some height and dimension  to
our dish
 
 
 
Just give your plate a little bit of a
wipe
 
and garnish with a little bit chopped
basil
 
 
 
they have you guys, a beautiful and
simple tomato and basil pasta
I hope you guys enjoy this recipe and I
also hope that you guys have more
success eating it than I did because
obviously I don't know how to use a fork
to actually eat food
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next time
