Basil Sauce

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The most popular of Favuzzi sauces: velvety crushed tomatoes are seasoned with fresh basil leaves for a delicious herbal flavour.

Uses: This basic Italian sauce is the perfect complement to all your favourite types of pasta: spaghetti, ravioli, gnocchi, cannelloni, etc. It is also delicious spooned over polpettes and arancini.

Authentically Italian pasta dishes are not served swimming in sauce. The average proportions are 375 mL (1 cup) tomato sauce for 500 g (1 lb) pasta.

Don't throw away all your pasta cooking water: it's a good idea to add a bit to your sauce. Mix in to cup (or a ladleful) of cooking water with the sauce before adding the pasta. The salted, starchy water will enhance flavours and thicken the sauce, helping it stick to the pasta. May contain: Milk, Pine nuts.