Angel Hair With Balsamic Tomatoes

Nutrition

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Open the can of tomatoes

2. 2

   Do not drain , but dump the whole thing in a non-metallic bowl

3. 3

   Stir in the balsamic vinegar , black pepper , basil , and salt if you really think you need it

4. 4

   Most canned tomatoes have enough salt for this , and if you're using no-salt tomatoes , its probably because you're not supposed to have the salt

5. 5

   So drop the salt shaker , buddy

6. 6

   Let the tomatoes , et al , stand about 10 minutes

7. 7

   Saut garlic in olive oil until translucent

8. 8

   Do not brown

9. 9

   Remove skillet from the burner , leaving garlic and oil in pan

10. 10

    Set aside until needed.

11. 11

    If you haven't already , put on a pot of water to boil for the pasta

12. 12

    A big pot , so it has lots of elbow room

13. 13

    People should stick together , not pasta

14. 14

    Hmmm , that should be a commercial

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    Drain the tomatoes , catching the juice in the skillet with the sauteed garlic

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    Bring this to a boil and then simmer until the liquid is reduced by about 1 / 3

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    It needs to do this in order to concentrate the flavors a bit

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    While the liquid is reducing , drop the pasta into the boiling water , and cook according to package directions , just until al dente

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    When the pasta is done , drain and keep hot if the sauce is not done yet

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    Once the liquid has reduced enough , add the tomatoes , and heat briefly

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    You want them to get hot , not mushy

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    Pour all this over the hot pasta and toss

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    Serve immediately , nice and hot , passing parmesan to let everyone top their own

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    This goes nicely with my green bean compromise and a tossed salad with my extremely bad breath garlic& green olive dressing , but serve what you like

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    I won't mind