Darian's Pasta Sauce

Ingredients

• 250g desired pasta
• ½ a bulb of garlic
• small handful of fresh basil
• 2-3 cups tomato (cherry or neoclassical)

Method

1. Slice the tomatos, use a spoon to remove the seeds (without juicing the flesh).
2. Slice the garlic cloves to small pieces.
3. Heat a pan, add oil when hot, then add garlic with a sprinkle of salt.
4. Meanwhile, start a large pot boiling with salted water for your pasta later.
5. Once the garlic is lightly browned, add the tomao, then cover.
6. Stir every ~5 minutes, repeating until the tomatos are mostly soft.
7. Squish down with a spatula to get the right texture.
8. After the tomatos are soft, tear up and add the torn up basil.
9. Cook for another few minutes, then reduce.
10. While reducing, cook your pasta.
11. Add paste to sauce with a splash of pasta water, stir, and serve.

Notes

• Salting the garlic makes it sweat, helping to prevent it from burning.
• If using a steel pan, heat it until water bounces, then add the oil, reduce the heat, and let it coat to seal the cooking surface.