Yo, what do you know, what do you say.
Hi, first of all I want to say, I'm Italian so I know what I'm talking about.
I quote my late grandmother, God rest our soul.
There are only two kinds of people in this world!
Italians, and those who wish they were,
FUHGEDDABOUTIT......
Get a 2 quart saucepan, put in two tablespoons of first cold press olive oil. chop four cloves of garlic not too small. Throw them in the pan. Low heat. Add time oregano salt pepper.
Let that cook a little bit, be mindful to keep your eye on that garlic. Turn it up to medium heat, keep watching the garlic and when it starts to slightly turn tan. You take one large can petite diced tomatoes. Preferably an Italian brand. Pour that into your pot, and half a can of tomato paste, some fresh basil. I can't emphasize this enough...
It has to be fresh basil.
Chop the basil up a little bit. I'll let that cook on say medium heat , for about 25 minutes.
Keep stirring it, get your pasta boiling. Put some oil and some salt in the pot you're cooking the pasta in. Don't buy shitty pasta, please buy a good high quality pasta that makes a huge difference. If you cook it to where it's mushy and you need to take your hand stick it in your car door and slam it. My grandmother would roll over in her grave if I ever served anyone mushy pasta. It's supposed to be eaten al dente which means a little stiff. I'm a man I know what a little stiff means. Lol
Now here's how you separate yourself from the amateurs.
While your past is boiling as it gets close to being done. Take a ladle and ladle two ladles of that starchy water into your marinara. Stir that into your sauce.
Do not, I repeat do not when you drain that pasta rinse it off!! If I caught somebody rinsing off pasta , I'd kick you out of your own house. Take a ladle of that marinara coat the bottom of a nice big bowl put your drained pasta in the bowl put a few ladels of that marinara on top. Stir it together.
Buy a high quality cheese, preferably lookatelli. Hand great someone on top of it.
You are welcome, enjoy you'll surprise yourself it's absolutely delicious. And it literally could have it done in under a half hour.
And remember you're making Italian food, we taught the world how to eat. Don't buy cheap ingredients.
I equate that too, buying a $2 life preserver. And complaining about drowning.
You capiche???
What do I have to come over there and slap the taste out of your mouth, ohh.
