Tomato & garlic confit pasta that tastes way fancier than it is 🍝🧄🍅

🍝 Tomato & Garlic Confit Pasta

🛒 Ingredients
• 250 g pasta (9 oz)
• 400 g cherry tomatoes (14 oz)
• 1 head of garlic, peeled
• ~1/2 cup olive oil (enough to cover)
• 70 g butter (5 tbsp)
• 1 tbsp chili oil (optional) 🌶️
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 sprig rosemary
• salt & pepper
• 1/2 cup parmesan
• fresh basil (optional)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions
1. Confit
Add cherry tomatoes, garlic, thyme, and rosemary to a pot
Cover with olive oil

Cook on low heat for 30–40 minutes
(do not boil)

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2. Blend
Remove thyme and rosemary

Add to blender:
tomatoes, garlic, a bit of the oil, butter, chili oil, salt

Blend until smooth and creamy

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3. Pasta
Cook pasta al dente
Reserve some pasta water

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4. Finish
Add sauce to the pan with pasta
Mix well, adding a splash of pasta water

Stir in parmesan

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💣 Finish

Top with:
parmesan, fresh basil, and a drizzle of olive oil

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✍️ Short version (for video)

tomato & garlic confit with thyme + rosemary 🌿
blend with butter + chili oil 🌶️
add pasta + parmesan

done 🤌

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