Spaghetti with Magic Tomato Sauce

Name: Spaghetti with Magic Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Italian,
Ingredients: 8 cups water; 2 tsps salt; 1 pound spaghetti; 3 tbsps lard; 3 tbsps tomato paste; 2 tsps garlic powder; 2 tsps onion powder; 3/4 tsp black pepper ground; 1/2 cup tomato purée; 1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese plus more for garnishing; 2 tbsps finely chopped fresh parsley

Pasta with “magic sauce” looks like classic spaghetti with tomato sauce, but upon first bite, you’ll experience a rich, meatiness, followed by unctuous notes of pork fat that’s been emulsified right into the sauce. On-trend and fun, it’s an exci...

Ingredients

8 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
1 pound spaghetti Substitutions available
- bucatini pasta
3 tablespoons lard
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons McCormick® Garlic Powder
2 teaspoons McCormick® Onion Powder
3/4 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Ground Black Pepper
1/2 cup tomato purée
1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnishing
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Bring water to boil in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add salt and spaghetti. Cook, stirring occasionally, just until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving cooking water. Keep warm.
2 Meanwhile, melt lard in large deep skillet on medium-high heat. Add tomato paste, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper and whisk to combine. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until tomato paste has darkened in color. Stir in tomato puree. Reduce heat to medium. Carefully whisk in 3/4 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water. Bring to simmer.
3 Place Parmesan cheese in medium bowl. Stir in 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water, mixing well to create a paste. Add Parmesan mixture to lard mixture, mixing until well blended.
4 Transfer hot pasta to pan with lard sauce; add parsley tossing to mix with sauce. Add additional pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to thin sauce if desired. Serve immediately, sprinkled with additional Parmesan.