Penne with pepper sauce
4 servings
50 minutes
Penne with pepper sauce is a dish with vibrant Mediterranean notes inspired by Yugoslav culinary traditions. Roasted sweet peppers give the sauce a rich flavor with a hint of smokiness, while pine nuts add a delicate nutty depth. The lightness of the cream balances the richness of the ingredients, creating a velvety texture. Spices like basil and black pepper enhance the aroma, making each forkful special. This dish is perfect for both family dinners and cozy evenings with a glass of wine. It pairs wonderfully with penne that absorbs the sauce, revealing all its rich flavors.
1
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the peppers on a baking sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes, until blackened.
- Sweet pepper: 3 pieces
2
Toast the pine nuts in a clean dry pan, stirring constantly. Do not over-dry.
- Pine nuts: 50 g
3
Finely chop the onion and garlic, sauté in olive oil.
- Onion: 1 piece
- Garlic: 3 cloves
- Olive oil: 5 tablespoon
4
We remove the seeds from the baked peppers.
5
Bake vegetables, pine nuts, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil blend until close to a homogeneous state.
- Sweet pepper: 3 pieces
- Pine nuts: 50 g
- Olive oil: 5 tablespoon
6
Pour the obtained mixture into the pan with onion and garlic.
- Onion: 1 piece
- Garlic: 3 cloves
7
Add cream, salt, pepper, basil (or your favorite dried or fresh herbs).
- Cream: 80 ml
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Dried basil: to taste
8
Boil for 5 minutes. The sauce is ready.
9
Boil the pasta and mix it with the sauce.
- Penne pasta: 250 g