astray recipes: Peppery portugese pasta

Categories: Pasta
Yield: 4 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
2 tablespoons	Olive Oil
2 mediums	Onions, Peeled and Coarsely Chopped
2	Carrots, Peeled and Finely Chopped
3	Leeks, Trimmed and Roughly Chopped
4 larges	Tomatoes, Skinned and Chopped
1½ teaspoon	Tomato Puree
3 teaspoons	Dried Basil
2 teaspoons	Hot Chilli Sauce
2	Cloves Garlic, Peeled and Crushed
3 ounces	French Beans, Trimmed
	Salt and Pepper
	Cooked Spaghetti
	Grated Cheese
	Olives
	Chopped Parsley

TO SERVE

TO GARNISH

In a saucepan, heat olive oil. Add onions, carrots and leeks, and saute over a low heat for 10 minutes, until they start to soften.

Mix in the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, basil, hot chilli sauce and garlic. Simmer, Covered, for 15 minutes.

Add french beans and continue cooking, uncovered, for a further 10 minutes, or until mixture is reduced. Season to taste.

Serve vegetable mixture on a bed of spaghetti, and top with grated cheese. Garnish with olives and chopped parsley.

Source: CHAT Magazine

peppery portugese pasta