Spaghetti al Pomodoro (Pasta Napoli)

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion

  chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic

  chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• ½ tsp chili flakes or 1 chopped fresh chili

  optional
• 28.2 oz peeled tomatoes

  canned or fresh tomatoes
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp agave syrup
• 3-4 sprigs of basil
• 12.3 oz pasta

  e.g. spaghetti or other pasta
• Vegan Parmesan

Instructions

• 1 Heat the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the onions and garlic and sauté for
  approx. 3 minutes. Then add the tomato paste and chilli flakes and sauté for a
  further minute while stirring.
• 2 Add the tomatoes, salt, black pepper, agave syrup and basil and cook for 20
  minutes, stirring occasionally. Then crush the tomatoes with a spoon. Taste and
  adjust season if necessary.
• 3 In the meantime, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water for about a minute
  less than indicated on the package. Then add to the tomato sauce while still
  dripping wet and toss to combine. Add some pasta water if needed (*see notes).
• 4 Serve the spaghetti al pomodoro with basil and vegan parmesan and enjoy!

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