Quick and Easy Pink Pasta Sauce
The pasta sauce to make for a Valentine, dinner with the girls or when a cream sauce feels a little heavy. Pink pasta sauce isn't just a pretty face but a friendly one that comes together super quick and easy at the end of a busy day.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 T unsalted butter
- ¼ cup minced shallot about 1 whole shallot; onion works too
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup white wine chardonnay or sauvignon blanc; something dry
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste I use triple concentrated in a tube
- 1 ½ cup light table cream *see note below
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ lb pasta like rigatoni, bow tie or orecchiette
- 1 cup reserved pasta water
Garnish
- parmesan cheese
- fresh parsley minced
Instructions
- In a large 10" skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the shallot and saute for 3 minutes. The butter solids will start to separate and that's the time to add the garlic. Saute garlic for 30 seconds2 T unsalted butter, ¼ cup minced shallot, 3 cloves garlic
- Pour in the white wine and cook over medium high heat for 2 minutes.¼ cup white wine
- Stir in the tomato paste and swirl it among the shallots and garlic to caramelize for about 1 minute.1 Tablespoon tomato paste
- Whisk in the table cream making sure to completely incorporate the tomato paste in. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for about 5-10 minutes on low until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Don't allow the sauce to boil.1 ½ cup light table cream, ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Add cooked pasta to pan and stir to coat the pasta. Stir in the reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce.½ lb pasta, 1 cup reserved pasta water
- Taste and correct for seasoning. Serve immediately with fresh parsley and parmesan.parmesan cheese, fresh parsley
Notes
*Light table cream is sold in grocery stores usually near the heavy cream. It's 18% cream (hence the "light"). You might also find a canned product by Nestle called Media Crema Table Cream. In Italy, it's called panna da cucina or cooking cream.
