Pasta With Fresh Tomato Sauce
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 ounces pancetta, thinly sliced
- 4 large tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon capers
- 12 cup white wine
- 12 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup fresh spinach, torn
- salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to low broil.
- Remove the core from the tomatoes cut into quaters and place tomatoes on a foil lined broiler proof baking sheet skins up.
- Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar.
- Place in oven on the top rack.
- Broil just long enough to loosen the skins.
- Don't worry if they're charred a bit.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- While the tomatoes are cooling heat olive oil in a large skillet/saute pan over medium high heat.
- Add pancetta and cook until crisp.
- Remove from pan and drain on a paper towel lined plate.
- Turn pan down to medium low and add garlic; cook until soft.
- Peel skins from tomatoes and add to the garlic in the pan.
- Raise heat to medium and toss to coat, add crushed red pepper, capers and wine.
- Crush tomatoes with a potato masher just to a chunky crush.
- Bring to a simmer, and cover.
- Simmer about 20 30 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
- While sauce is simmering bring water to a boil for the pasta.
- Prepare according to package directions for al dente, undercooking it for about 2 minutes.
- When pasta is done, drain, reserving one cup pasta water.
- Add pasta to the sauce, toss to coat.
- Add some pasta water if sauce is too thick.
- Continue cooking until pasta is done, about 2 minutes.
- Add pancetta and spinach to the pasta.
- Toss to coat once more.
- Serve immediately.
olive oil, pancetta, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, garlic, capers, white wine, red pepper, fresh spinach, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pasta-with-fresh-tomato-sauce-458936 (may not work)