An Italian grandmother's quick tomato pasta sauce recipe uses just five ingredients and is ready in under 20 minutes. The recipe, shared on TikTok by @mynonnafina, has gained over 450,000 likes and is praised for its simplicity and fresh taste.
Simple Ingredients, Quick Method
The sauce requires two garlic cloves, three tablespoons of olive oil, six tomatoes, salt and pepper, and basil. To start, fry the garlic cloves in the olive oil until golden. Then add the sliced tomatoes and cook for five minutes until slightly reduced. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and optionally add fresh chilli for a kick.
Tips for the Perfect Sauce
Keep stirring and pressing the tomatoes down until they become a "beautiful sauce," as the nonna describes. She notes, "This is a quick sauce for when you don't have time. It's not a passata, that's different, they taste completely different." Next, add basil for herby flavour, a little water to loosen the sauce, and if eating immediately, boil spaghetti at this point.
Finishing and Serving
Keep the sauce on a low flame for around 10 minutes until the pasta is al dente. Add the spaghetti to the sauce and toss to combine. If the dish looks dry, add pasta water until it reaches the desired consistency. Plate up and sprinkle with cheese.
Viewers loved the recipe, with one commenting: "This looks so simple and I bet it tastes incredible." Another said: "Even I feel like I could make that, but I'll add some chicken or something to mine."
