5-ingredient creamy, spicy tomato pasta

Step 1/ 3

• 2 cloves garlic

• cutting board
• knife
• pot

Thinly slice garlic. Set a pot of water to boil over medium high heat.

Step 2/ 3

• 250 g paccheri pasta
• 1 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp gochujang
• 100 ml heavy cream

• frying pan (large)
• cooking spoon

Once water is boiling, season generously with salt and cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve some pasta water, then drain. Add butter to a large frying pan over medium heat. Once melted, add garlic and let cook for approx. 1 min. Add tomato paste and gochujang and stir constantly to combine. Once the mixture is sticking to the bottom of the pot, after approx. 5 min., add heavy cream, reduce heat to low, and let simmer gently while the pasta cooks.

Step 3/ 3

• salt
• pepper
• lemon (for serving)

• colander

Add pasta and some pasta water to the sauce, turn up the heat, and mix well until the sauce coats all the pasta and has thickened up a bit. Add more pasta water as needed to create the texture you want. Serve immediately, topped with black pepper and a bit of lemon juice to taste. Enjoy!

Enjoy your meal!