Sunday, December 27, 2009

Orlando Bloom's Pasta Au Pistou

Contributed by: Janelle Reske

Ingredients
450 g spaghetti
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 cup fresh basil
4 garlic cloves
6 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped (I used a white one)
1 15 oz can tomatoes, drained
1 tbsp brown sugar

Directions
Cook pasta according to package until al dente, then drain & rinse.
Put back in pot & replace lid to keep warm.
In blender or food processor (blender did NOT work well for this so I suggest a food processor) combine the parsley, basil, garlic, cheese, salt & 1 tbsp of the oil, process to a smooth paste.
Heat remaining tbsp of oil in a medium frying pan.
Add the onion & cook, stirring occasionally for about 7 min or until soft.
Add the tomatoes & cook for about 5 minutes.
Reduce heat & season, adding the brown sugar and cook for about 5 min.
Remove from heat & stir in the herb mixture.
Toss the pasta w the sauce & serve immediately.

***Note that my sauce clumped up. I think it may be b/c I stirred the herb mixture in with the tomatoes without removing it from the heat, but perhaps we shall never know....****

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