500 Pasta Dishes : A Review, A Giveaway & Pasta With Vegetable Ragu
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Ingredients
- 1 onion , finely chopped
- 2 celery sticks , finely chopped
- 2 carrots , peeled and chopped
- 4 tbsps olive oil
- 1/4 cup water stock or
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and minced (I used less),
- 1 tbsp tomato purxe9e
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/3 cup red lentils raw
- 8 to 10 tomatoes medium , chopped
- 225 gm spaghetti pasta or of your choice (uncooked) to 275 gms
- 2 tbsps Parmesan cheese shavings
Instructions
- Put the onion, celery and carrots into a large saucepan with the oil and once the vegetables are sizzling, add the water or the stock. Cook gently, stirring often, until the vegetables are soft. Add the garlic, tomato purxe9e and the balsamic vinegar, and cook on a high heat for a minute more.
- Then add the diced vegetables, lentils, and tomatoes and bring to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 40 minutes, adding a little water or stock if necessary.
- Bring a large saucepan of slated water to boil. Put the pasta into the water and stir thoroughly. Replace the lid and return to the boil. Remove or adjust the lid once the water is boiling again. Cook according to the packet instructions until al dente.
- Drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Season the vegetable ragu and pour over the pasta, mixing well. Serve immediately, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Sellers Publishing have generously sent me an extra copy of 500 Pasta Dishes : The Only Compendium You’ll Ever Need to give away to one lucky reader of this blog.
To participate in this giveaway, all you have to do is to leave a comment at this post telling me what is the one Italian recipe you would love to cook, which you have never cooked before. That’s all you have to do.
Please also leave behind an e-mail id/ link where I can reach if you should be chosen the winner. Any comment without an e-mail id or a link where I can reach you will automatically be disqualified from this giveaway.
This giveaway is open from today till the 15th of March, 2014** (that’s 10 days) after which I shall randomly choose a winner from the qualifying comments.
Please also note that this giveaway is open only to those with an Indian mailing address. Those who live outside India but have a mailing address within India are most welcome to participate.