Ingredients
- 400g canned organic datterini (or cherry) tomatoes
- 320g pennette
- 60g nduja
- 50g pecorino cheese (grated)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 onion
- a bunch of fresh basil (leaves only)
- extra virgin olive oil to taste
- sun-dried tomatoes in oil to taste
Directions
Step 1
In a large frying pan, briefly sauté the garlic clove and finely chopped onion in some extra virgin olive oil. Add the nduja, allow the onion to brown a little and the nduja to melt.
Step 2
Halve the baby plum tomatoes and when the nduja has almost completely melted, add the tomatoes to the pan, season with a pinch of salt and cook for about 20 minutes.
Step 3
Then, blend the sauce and pour it back into the frying pan. In a saucepan, bring plenty of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta for a couple of minutes less than the time indicated on the packet.
Step 4
Drain (reserving the cooking water) and add to the spicy baby plum tomato sauce, add a ladle of cooking water and finish off the cooking.
Step 5
Take off the heat, add the grated pecorino and stir to combine everything. Drain a few sun-dried tomatoes, rinse and squeeze out the excess oil.