Penne with Cherry Tomatoes, Garlic, and Basil

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2005

Have you ever tried to make a great sauce with off-season supermarket tomatoes? Cherry tomatoes are your best bet, but even then the resulting sauce can be uninspired.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1¼ hours

Penne with Cherry Tomatoes, Garlic, and Basil

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a wintertime fresh tomato sauce recipe with summertime flavor, we started with cherry tomatoes and then added more flavor by tossing them with a little sugar as well as salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, vinegar, and garlic slivers. We th...

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