{"title":"Fresh Pasta Sauce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe good stuff. No jars, no shortcuts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"carbonara-sauce-only","title":"Carbonara Sauce","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIntro\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarbonara is the Queen of Roman pastas, (the word is feminine in Italian), and a staple on every menu in the eternal city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the more technical dishes in the pasta world, with the sauce coming entirely from the emulsification of eggs, aged cheese and the rendered fat of cured pork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have spent a lot of time getting this one right, and we are quietly proud of where it has landed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis recipe was born out of many long sessions with my friend Juri from Pesaro, an Italian cookbook called Italia Squisita, and a considerable amount of pasta. Italia Squisita asks high-profile Italian chefs for their take on the classics and is written entirely in Italian, which was half the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see where Juri and I scrawled our notes all over our copy in the image below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sauce is built on egg yolks, Pecorino Romano and Parmigiano Reggiano, with the rendered fat from the pancetta whisked through for richness. We use evaporated milk as the base, which gives the sauce its smooth, pourable consistency and makes it far more forgiving to reheat at home without splitting or scrambling. It is a small cheat, but an honest one, and we think the result speaks for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEgg yolks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePecorino Romano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParmigiano Reggiano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePancetta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaporated milk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack pepper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContains: wheat, gluten, egg, milk.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of our pouches is a double portion and contains 160g of sauce; enough for two people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pasta Purists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42144423575632,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/7451\/1952\/files\/The_Kitchen_Project_March_shoot-589_result_2.png?v=1776400412"},{"product_id":"roasted-red-pepper-crema-sauce-only","title":"Roasted Red Pepper Crema Sauce","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIntro\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBright, smoky and quietly surprising, this is one of those sauces that makes people ask what is in it. Roasted red peppers, charred until sweet and a little smoky, blended with soaked cashews until completely smooth and gloriously creamy. It is entirely plant-based, though you would never guess it. Finished with crispy pangrattato for texture and a drizzle of olive oil, it is one of our favourite things on the menu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed peppers have been grown across southern Italy and Sicily for centuries, roasted over open flames and folded into everything from antipasti to pasta sauces. The idea of blending them into a smooth, rich sauce sits somewhere between the Ligurian tradition of Pesto and the Spanish Romesco, a roasted pepper and nut sauce that has been made along the Mediterranean coast for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have borrowed a little from both. The cashews replace the cheese you might find in a traditional Italian version, giving the sauce its body and creaminess without any dairy. The result is something that feels genuinely Italian in spirit, even if it does not sit neatly in any single regional tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sauce is made from roasted red peppers charred at high heat until their skins blister and their natural sweetness intensifies. Soaked cashews are blended through for creaminess, with sundried tomatoes, garlic, a little red wine vinegar and a touch of smoke. It is completely plant-based.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pangrattato is golden toasted breadcrumbs with garlic and olive oil, the Italian answer to Parmesan for pasta dishes that do not need cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoasted red peppers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCashews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSundried tomatoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarlic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed wine vinegar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh parsley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlive oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContains: wheat, gluten, egg, cashews, sulphites.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of our pouches is a double portion and contains 160g of sauce; enough for two people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pasta Purists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42144423706704,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/7451\/1952\/files\/Frame_24.png?v=1776400569"},{"product_id":"beef-cheek-ragu-sauce-only","title":"Beef Cheek Ragú Sauce","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIntro\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA ragù worth waiting for. This is slow food in the truest sense. Beef cheek and a soffritto of onion, carrot and celery, braised low and slow for three to four hours until the meat surrenders completely into the sauce. Rich, deeply savoury and the kind of thing that makes the whole kitchen smell extraordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRagù simply means meat sauce, and almost every region of Italy has their own version, each one fiercely defended as the only correct one. In Bologna it is the famous slow-cooked sauce of tagliatelle al ragù, the dish the world incorrectly calls spaghetti bolognese. In Naples it becomes a long Sunday affair, a whole piece of meat simmered for hours in tomato. In Calabria it is spiced and punchy. Each version tells you something about where it comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOurs sits somewhere in the northern tradition. Beef cheek and minced meat braised low and slow, with red wine, tomatoes and a little milk added near the end. That last addition is borrowed from the Bolognese school of thought, softening the acidity and giving the sauce a quiet richness that is hard to put your finger on but impossible to miss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ragù is built on a soffritto of brown onion, carrot and celery, with beef cheek, minced beef and minced pork all browned separately before being brought together. Red wine, chopped tomatoes and whole milk are added in stages over a long, slow braise until the beef cheek is completely tender and the sauce has reduced to the right consistency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeef cheek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinced beef and pork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrown onion, carrot, celery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChopped tomatoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole milk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTomato paste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlive oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContains: wheat, gluten, egg, milk, sulphites.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of our pouches is a double portion and contains 160g of sauce; enough for two people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pasta Purists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42144423936080,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/7451\/1952\/files\/Frame_25.png?v=1776465628"},{"product_id":"sugo-di-pomodoro-sauce-only","title":"Sugo di Pomodoro Sauce","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIntro\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a version of this sauce in every Italian kitchen, and every cook will tell you theirs is the definitive one. Ours is built on a soffritto of onion, carrot and celery, cooked down slowly before the tomatoes go in. Red wine, garlic, fresh basil and oregano. Nothing complicated, nothing unnecessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kind of sauce that makes you realise good pasta does not need much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery region of Italy has its own version of tomato sauce. Naples keeps it simple, barely cooked, bursting with fresh tomato. Rome adds garlic and chilli. Further north it becomes richer, slower, more structured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur version takes its time over the soffritto and the wine before the tomatoes go in, adding the fresh herbs in two stages so you get both depth and brightness in the finished sauce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sauce is built on a soffritto of brown onion, carrot and celery, cooked until soft before garlic, tomato paste and red wine are added in stages. 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