THE ITALIAN KITCHEN CLASSROOM

Cucina all’italiana.
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Illustration of spaghetti in tomato sauce topped with basil

50 DISHES · FIVE LEVELS

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    LESSON 01 · BEGINNER · 35 MIN · SERVES 2

    Spaghetti al pomodoro

    Spaghetti with tomato sauce. Learn three kitchen commands as you cook.

    What you’ll need

    160 g spaghetti · 400 g canned peeled tomatoes · 1 tbsp olive oil · 1 garlic clove · fresh basil · salt

    COOKING DEMONSTRATION

    Watch it come together

    In GialloZafferano’s video, watch for the sauce at 0:13, the pasta at 0:48 and plating at 1:02.

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