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Spaghetti with Sun Gold Tomato Sauce

By Michael Anthony

4.2

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Warm spices, supersweet Sun Gold tomatoes, and a short cooking time reinvent the ordinary marinara.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 sprigs basil
1 sprig thyme
1/2 sprig tarragon
1 whole star anise pod
1 whole clove
4 cups Sun Gold or cherry tomatoes, halved
2 teaspoons Sherry or red wine vinegar
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
12 ounces spaghetti

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until soft but not brown, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic, basil, thyme, and tarragon sprigs, star anise, and clove, and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and vinegar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes release their juices and a sauce forms, 10-15 minutes. Discard thyme, tarragon, and basil sprigs, star anise, and clove. Season sauce with salt and pepper.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.

    Step 3

    Add pasta and 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid to sauce in skillet. Cook, tossing and adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta, about 2 minutes.

    Step 4

    DO AHEAD: Sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Reheat before tossing with spaghetti.

TagsPastaSpaghettiItalian AmericanItalianEuropeanCherry TomatoTomatoVegetableMainSideDinnerDairy FreeNut FreeVeganVegetarianSimmerSummerBon Appétit

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