Linguine with Spicy Leek and Tomato Sauce
A flavorful Italian pasta dish combining linguine with a spicy sauce made from leeks, tomatoes, and white wine. The sauce is enhanced with garlic, red pepper flakes, and fennel seeds, then finished with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- •¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- •2 cloves garlic
- •½ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- •½ teaspoon fennel seeds
- •2 medium leeks
- •1¼ pounds plum tomatoes
- •½ cup dry white wine
- •1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- •12 ounces linguine
- •1¾ cups Parmesan cheese
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add next 3 ingredients; sauté 1 minute. Add leeks; sauté until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add diced tomatoes; stir 1 minute. Add wine and vinegar; bring to boil. Cover and cook until tomatoes break down, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
11 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1 1/4 cups pasta cooking liquid.
10 min
- 3.
Add pasta, 1/2 cup reserved pasta liquid, and 3/4 cup cheese to sauce in skillet. Toss over medium-high heat until sauce coats pasta, adding more liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if dry. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing 1 cup cheese separately.
5 min