Bucatini With Butter-Roasted Tomato Sauce

Serves: 2

Lilian Bahringer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

58

Sweetness

47

Sourness

35

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 425°F

2

Combine tomatoes (crushing them with your hands), garlic, anchovies, butter, and 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes in a 13x9" baking dish; season with salt and black pepper

3

Roast, tossing halfway through, until garlic is very soft and mixture is jammy, 35–40 minutes

4

Using a potato masher or fork, mash to break up garlic and tomatoes

5

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente

6

Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid

7

Return pasta to pot and add tomato sauce and pasta cooking liquid

8

Cook over medium-high heat, tossing until sauce coats pasta, about 3 minutes

9

Serve topped with Parmesan and more red pepper flakes

10

DO AHEAD: Tomato sauce can be made 4 days ahead

11

Let cool; cover and chill

12

Reheat before mixing with pasta

13

Preheat oven to 425°F

14

Combine tomatoes (crushing them with your hands), garlic, anchovies, butter, and 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes in a 13x9" baking dish; season with salt and black pepper

15

Roast, tossing halfway through, until garlic is very soft and mixture is jammy, 35–40 minutes

16

Using a potato masher or fork, mash to break up garlic and tomatoes

17

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente

18

Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid

19

Return pasta to pot and add tomato sauce and pasta cooking liquid

20

Cook over medium-high heat, tossing until sauce coats pasta, about 3 minutes

21

Serve topped with Parmesan and more red pepper flakes

22

DO AHEAD: Tomato sauce can be made 4 days ahead

23

Let cool; cover and chill

24

Reheat before mixing with pasta