One Pot Wonder Tomato Basil Pasta Recipe

Found this recipe on Tumblr the other day and decided to try it since all the ingredients are available in the kitchen. Personally, I think the pasta was a little bland? So its really up to you for the taste part. Since this recipe and new technique was invented by passionate cooks, feel free to add on anything you desire to (direct quote from the blogger herself hehe) Maybe if you want it to be more spicy you can add cili padi? Not for me tho :P

I had my pasta with Beef and Vege & Cheese rolls ( you can buy beef rolls at Las Vacas if you don't have time to do it from scratch)

The original recipe is from here.

This recipe serves 4 to 6 as an entree.

I changed a little bit for mine since I don't have some of the ingredients.

340g linguine pasta
3 tbsp tomato puree
2 tomatoes, diced
1 large onion, cut in julienne strips (hiris la kata Melayu dia :B)
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp red pepper fakes ( I used 1 packet red pepper flakes- the leftovers I got from Dominos :P)
2 tsp dried oregano leaves
2 large spring basil, chopped ( You can get this from Tesco - cheaper than Cold Storage and Jaya Grocers hehe)
4 and 1/2 cup of beef stock broth ( just mix warm water with stock - you can use chicken stock if you like)
2 tbsp olive oil
Parmesan cheese for garnish

Procedure:

1. Place pasta, tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil in a large pot. Pour in the beef broth. Sprinkle on top with pepper flakes and oregano. Drizzle top with oil.

2. Cover pot and let it boil. Reduce to a low simmer and keep covered and cook for about 10mins, keep stirring every 2 mins. Cook until almost all liquid has evaporated ( this is all up to you, i followed the blogger, I left about few inches of liquid in the bottom of the pot) or until the pasta is al dente.

3. Season to taste with salt and pepper, stirring pasta several time so the liquid distribute equally in the bottom of the pot.