The Recipe

Perfect Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

Name: Perfect Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
Yield: servings:4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons plus 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 pounds baby pear tomatoes (or cherry or vine-ripened tomatoes), or one 28-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes; 8 ounces thin, best-quality spaghetti; 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 4 cloves garlic, cut into 1/8-inch-thick pieces; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes; 1/4 cup fresh basil or parsley leaves, loosely packed and torn; Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, optional

COOK TIME : a few secondsPREP TIME : a few seconds

From Martha Stewart

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DESCRIPTION

This recipe's quickness depends on getting all the sauce ingredients and cooking equipment ready before you start cooking. Then, when the water's boiling, start the pasta, and saute the sauce at the same time.

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons plus 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 pounds baby pear tomatoes (or cherry or vine-ripened tomatoes), or one 28-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes
8 ounces thin, best-quality spaghetti
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, cut into 1/8-inch-thick pieces
1/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
1/4 cup fresh basil or parsley leaves, loosely packed and torn
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, optional

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