One of the most common uses of orecchiette pasta, especially in the Salento region, is in orecchiette in tomato sauce.

It is extremely simple, convenient, quick and - if the right ingredients are used - it is a wonderfully tasty and exciting dish can be prepared in less than 15 minutes.

The Pizzutello tomato sauce available in our webshop is ready to use, requires no additional seasoning and is not only delicious but also practical!

If you still want to make your own tomato sauce, you can find it in the recipe below.

Ingredients:

250 g orecchiette pasta
1 bottle of Pizzutello tomato sauce (ready to use)
Parmesan cheese (to taste)

For the homemade sauce:

- 2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 red onion or 1 shallot
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 chilli pepper (can be omitted)
- 1 can peeled tomatoes
- 1 pinch of oregano
- salt to taste

Preparation:

Boil 3 litres of water, add salt.

To prepare the sauce, heat the extra virgin olive oil slowly in a pan, add the chopped onion and garlic, chopped chilli pepper and gently fry for 3-4 minutes.

Then add the peeled tomatoes by crushing them with your hand or finely chop them beforehand. Add the oregano and the desired amount of salt and cook the sauce slowly for 10-15 minutes, adding a little pasta cooking water if necessary.

Cook the pasta al dente according to the package instructions then mix with the tomato sauce and serve immediately hot.

Sprinkle the top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese to taste.

Boun appetito!