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🍝 Pasta with Braised Tomatoes, Capers, and Mint

605 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Fill a large pot with about 5 liters of water and add salt. Bring the water to a boil.
  2. 2. Thoroughly wash the tomatoes and the mint under running water.
  3. 3. Shake the mint dry to remove excess water.
  4. 4. Pluck the mint leaves from the stems.
  5. 5. Cut the mint leaves into thin strips.
  6. 6. Let the capers drain.
  7. 7. Catch the draining caper water in a small container.
  8. 8. Add the pasta to the boiling salted water.
  9. 9. Cook the pasta for about 9 minutes until al dente (firm to the bite).
  10. 10. Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
  11. 11. Melt the butter in the hot pan.
  12. 12. Add the tomatoes to the melted butter.
  13. 13. Braise the tomatoes in the pan for about 5 minutes.
  14. 14. Add the drained capers to the tomatoes.
  15. 15. Sprinkle sugar over the tomatoes and capers.
  16. 16. Fry the mixture for another 1 minute.
  17. 17. Remove about one cup of the pasta cooking water.
  18. 18. Deglaze the tomatoes with 3 tablespoons of the saved caper water.
  19. 19. Add about 200 milliliters of the pasta cooking water to the pan.
  20. 20. Bring the sauce in the pan to a boil.
  21. 21. Season the sauce with salt to taste.
  22. 22. Season the sauce with pepper to taste.
  23. 23. Season the sauce with a little sugar to taste.
  24. 24. Drain the cooked pasta into a colander.
  25. 25. Add the drained pasta back into the pan with the tomato sauce.
  26. 26. Mix the pasta thoroughly with the sauce.
  27. 27. Plate the pasta with tomatoes onto serving plates.
  28. 28. Sprinkle the cut mint leaves over the finished pasta.
  29. 29. Grate Parmesan cheese over the pasta.
  30. 30. Enjoy your meal!

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