Rainbow Rotini Pasta With Roasted Tomato-Basil Cream Sauce

Summary

Yield4
Source

Luana Hills Country Club Executive Chef Dwayne Ancog

Prep Time5 minutes

Description

This hearty and flavorful dish is a pasta lovers delight! In this dish, fresh basil is used as a flavorful and aromatic component with both fresh and cooked manipulations. This original recipe is developed by Chef Dwayne Ancog who is the executive chef of the prestigious Luana Hills Country Club in the beautiful Maunawili Valley.

Ingredients

Instructions

Pre-cook pasta and drain, do not rinse or add any oil after cooking. Reserve cooked pasta in a large mixing bowl, set on the side for later. Pre-heat your oven to 450 degrees on broil. Combine halved yellow tomatoes, sliced garlic & olive oil in a bowl and toss to coat evenly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. On a sheet pan or cookie sheet with raised sheet foil barrier, spread out tomato-garlic mixture evenly. Roast the tomato-garlic mixture under the oven broiler for 5-10 minutes or until desired browning occurs. After the tomato-garlic mixture has achieved a desired color, carefully pour the mixture into a medium sauce pot or a large skillet on medium-high heat to reduce the tomato liquid released during broiling. With the use of a fork or potato masher, gently crush the tomato halves while cooking to help more liquids to release. Do not over work the tomatoes, a chunky texture is favorable. Once the ingredients are simmering, add the white wine, heavy cream and (half) of the fresh basil chiffonade. Continue to reduce the sauce ingredients on medium-high heat. Reduce the liquid content by approximately 60-70%, or until the thickness consistency is enough to coat the back of a spoon. When your sauce is finished, quickly pour the hot contents onto the cooled pasta, as well as the other (half) of the fresh basil chiffonade, in the mixing bowl and toss evenly until the sauce coats each piece of pasta homogeneously. Portion up to 4 servings of pasta. On each plate or bowl, garnish with the shredded Parmesan cheese, red cherry tomato halves (6 halves per plate) and the fresh whole Italian basil leaves.

Notes

Useful Hint: For every pound of dry pasta, use one gallon of lightly salted water to cook properly. You can add any type of protein to this dish to make it even heartier. Grilled chicken or even a white fleshed fish will work well with the flavors of the sauce. You can decide whether you want to layer your desired protein over the pasta, or toss it into the sauce and pasta mix. Enjoy this recipe with a chilled glass of Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc found at your nearest Times Supermarket! Shoots Den!