The Bear Spaghetti Recipe
A delightful and flavorful spaghetti recipe known as The Bear Spaghetti, featuring a rich tomato sauce infused with basil and garlic, served over al dente spaghetti noodles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2-3 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Spaghetti:
- 220g spaghetti
Sauce:
- 80ml olive oil
- 1 (400g) can chopped San Marzano tomatoes or high-quality Italian tomatoes
- ½ large yellow onion
- ½ packet fresh basil leaves (or 12g basil leaves)
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 3 cloves garlic
- 60g butter
- Salt, to taste
- Parmesan cheese, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Infuse Basil Oil: In a small saucepan, combine olive oil, smashed garlic cloves, red pepper flakes, and basil. Heat over medium-low until simmering. Let infuse for 1-2 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Cook Spaghetti: Cook spaghetti until al dente following package instructions. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water before draining.
- Caramelize Onion: Slice onion in half and caramelize in a pot with butter and oil until golden brown, about 8 minutes.
- Make Tomato Sauce: Add canned tomatoes to the pot, break them up, season, cover, and simmer for 8 minutes. Stir in basil oil, adjust salt, pour in pasta water, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Blend and Serve: Remove onion halves, blend the sauce until smooth, toss with cooked spaghetti, and serve with Parmesan and basil.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 1025 kcal
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 870mg
- Fat: 58g
- Saturated Fat: 19g
- Unsaturated Fat: 33g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 112g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 71mg
Keywords: Bear Spaghetti, Spaghetti Recipe, Tomato Basil Sauce
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