Tomato & Butter Pasta
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Inspired by Marcella HazanMy Thermomix reimagining of their tomato pasta sauce
My Thermomix take on Marcella Hazan's famous tomato-butter sauce — three ingredients, pure magic.
This is my independent Thermomix homage to Marcella Hazan and the comforting appeal of tomato pasta sauce. It keeps the spirit of the original inspiration, but the method is written fresh for TM6 and TM7 cooks who want clear settings and a warm, achievable result.
Ingredients
- 🧅1 onion, peeled & halved
- 🍅800 g whole peeled tomatoes (tin)
- 🧈80 g butter
- 🧂Salt
- 🍝300 g spaghetti, cooked
- 🧀Basil, parmesan
Thermomix method
- Add tomatoes, halved onion, butter and salt to the mixing bowl. Stir 8 sec / 0°C / Reverse / speed 1 to settle everything around the blades.
- Cook 28 min / 100°C / Reverse / speed 1, MC off, until rich and glossy.
- Remove the onion halves, then crush the tomatoes 5 sec / 0°C / speed 4 for a rustic sauce.
- Toss through cooked spaghetti 1 min / 0°C / no speed with basil and parmesan.
Aly's tips
- The onion flavours the sauce then comes out — Marcella's genius.
- Don't rush the simmer; that's where the silkiness comes from.
Questions
Do I really remove the onion?
Yes — it gives sweetness, then you lift it out. (Or keep it, your call.)
Is this the original Marcella Hazan recipe?
No. This is Chef Aly’s independent Thermomix reinterpretation inspired by Marcella Hazan and tomato pasta sauce; it is not endorsed by or affiliated with the chef.
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An independent Thermomix reinterpretation inspired by Marcella Hazan's tomato pasta sauce. Not affiliated with, authorised by or endorsed by Marcella Hazan or any publisher; the method here is Chef Aly's own. Speeds, times and temperatures are a guide — always check your own Thermomix model's manual and use your judgement, especially around hot liquids and food safety. This is independent content and is not official Thermomix content.
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