for about 4-6 persons Ingredients: 1 lb maccheroni (or penne or rigatoni) 1 lb very ripe Roma tomatoes 4-5 leaves of fresh basil 1 bell pepper oregano grated pecorino cheese olive oil salt Cook whole tomatoes in pan with basil leaves, a small pugno of salt, about 1 T of olive oil – covered pan about 10 mins.
Then pass through food mill. Prepare pepper as in above recipe. In saucepan, heat about 4 T olive oil (but do not burn) and add tomato sauce, pepper, about 1-2 t of origano, salt.
Cook about 10 mins. Cook pasta in salted water til al dente and then mix in sauce, adding pecorino cheese.
