How To Cook Pasta Marinara Sauce
Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
How to cook pasta marinara sauce. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil add pasta and cook according to packet directions until al dente. The marinara sauce must not be too dry. Directions in a large deep skillet over medium heat heat oil.
Add pasta seafood around 1 2 cup of reserved pasta cooking water into the sauce. Low heat to medium high bring to simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Simmer sauce until thickened and oil on surface is a deep orange about 15 minutes.
Toss gently and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and coats the pasta. Meanwhile place mussels 2 cloves smashed garlic herbs and white wine in a wide frypan with a lid and cook over medium heat until the mussels open and release their liquid. Meanwhile cook the pasta.
Serve the sauce immediately over pasta with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Once the water is boiling stir in the linguine and return to a boil. Add capers and crushed red pepper if desired.
Remove mussels from pan and set aside. Cook the pasta uncovered stirring occasionally until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite about 11 minutes. We used rather thick spaghetti cooking time 12 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf and any herb stems. If so add 1 2 tablespoons of cooking water. Add onion and cook until soft 5 minutes.