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A Mud Recipe — June 2025
A simple, slow-cooked tomato sauce made with pantry staples. Fragrant, silky and perfect with plenty of cheese and a scatter of fresh basil.
Serves 2-4
Ingredients
Extra virgin olive oil
Garlic — 3 slices
Chilli flakes — a pinch
Crushed tomatoes — 1 tin (good quality)
Tomato paste — 1 tbsp
Salt & pepper, to taste
Spaghetti — to serve 2–4
Pasta water — 1 cup
Pecorino — ½ cup, finely grated + extra to serve
Fresh basil — to serve
Method
- Heat a good glug of olive oil in a heavy-bottom frypan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook gently for 3–4 mins, until soft but not browned. Discard garlic.
- Add chilli flakes, letting simmer for a minute or so until the oil is infused.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring to a gentle simmer and lower the heat to simmer for 30 mins, stirring often, until thickened. Season to taste.
- Cook spaghetti according to the packet until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water.
- Add cooked pasta to the sauce and stir until it is coated in the thick sauce. Slowly add pasta water to relax the sauce into a velvety consistency - stirring off the heat until glossy. Fold in grated pecorino. Serve with extra cheese and torn basil.