Creamy Rosé Pasta

Let’s make Rosé Pasta! If you’ve been scrolling through food blogs or Pinterest, you might have noticed a dish called “Rosé pasta,” also known as “pink sauce pasta.” This creamy and delicious pasta blends flavours and ingredients to create a beautiful pinkish hue sauce.

Rosé pasta is made by blending cream with rich tomato paste. It gained popularity in Italian bistros across the US and throughout the world. In particular, South Koreans adopted the recipe as a favorite culinary dish. Rosé pasta is a crowd-pleaser and sort of a fusion dish. Its creamy notes, velvety texture, and acidic flavours make this pasta dish a sublime experience.

So why is it called Rosé pasta? Well, when you combine vibrant tomato paste with heavy cream, it creates a rosy pink colour. The beauty of Rosé pasta is not just in the colour of this dish. It is in the flavour. We’ve recreated the classic Rosé pasta recipe and given it our own twist. Trust us when we say our recipe is delicious. You’ve got to try it to know.

Ingredients

Tomato Paste, Beef Salami, Sage leaves, Garlic Cloves, Onion, Gochugaru, Penne Pasta, Grana Padano Cheese, Heavy Cream, Oyster Sauce, Nutmeg, Grapeseed oil.

Tomato paste is a condensed version of tomato sauce. It has a dark, rich colour that is a deep shade of maroon. This versatile ingredient has an intense tomato flavour and is also widely used in many cuisines worldwide. In this recipe, tomato paste forms the foundation of the sauce.

Together with heavy cream, it creates a beautiful pink hue that has become very popular in many restaurants worldwide. Strips of Beef Salami enhance this dish by giving the rose pasta a distinctive meaty flavour. Sage leaves are the wild card in this recipe; we’ve added them in as they add a subtle woody, piney, and peppery taste.

We’ve used a generous amount of onion and garlic in this recipe, which provides a great deal of flavour to the dish. Oyster sauce, on the other hand, gives this dish that ‘extra wow factor‘. When nutmeg is added to this dish, it adds a slight nutty taste. We’ve also found that smaller pasta shapes, such as Penne, Orecchiette, and Rotelle, are ideal for rose pasta.

Instructions

Prepare the ingredients by roughly chopping the garlic cloves, and slicing the onion. Cut the beef salami into thin strips. Chiffonade the pre-washed sage leaves.

Turn the stove on and set the temperature to medium-low heat. Add a generous amount of cooking oil and butter to the pan. Allow the butter to melt into the oil. Add the garlic, onion, thinly sliced salami, and sage leaves to the pan. Sauté for approximately five to eight minutes.

This step is crucial as it will allow the flavors to meld. The onions and garlic will caramelize into a lovely brown colour, and the slices of salami strips will become crunchy with a lovely smoky flavour.

Add the tomato paste and stir the mixture once the ingredients have reached the desired browning. Ensure that they are properly immersed in one another. The next step is to add a teaspoon of gochugaru or red chili flakes. Thereafter, add the heavy cream.

Add the oyster sauce and mix the ingredients well. The sauce will have a rich, golden pink hue. This indicates that the Rose pasta sauce is almost ready. Let it simmer for one to two minutes more to ensure perfect flavors.

Taste the sauce to check the salt levels. Usually, any form of salami and butter already contains a certain amount of sodium. Adding more salt to oyster sauce is probably unnecessary; however, check to see that the desired sodium levels have been reached.

The Rose sauce needs to be continuously stirred at one-minute intervals. Mix the Rose sauce with the pasta and serve! Sprinkle some grated Grana Padano cheese on top, along with a pinch of gochugaru.

What to Serve with Creamy Rose Pasta?

You can serve pink sauce pasta with Garlic bread. In fact, it’s perfect to dip into the Rose sauce. Crunchy croutons can add texture. Also, try these recipes next: Creamy Sun-Dried Tomatoes Pasta and Spaghetti Aglio Pasta.

Expert tips

Use high-quality ingredients, such as a reputable brand of pasta, when it comes to tomato paste. Choose a deeply concentrated flavour for that added taste. Rose pasta is made with heavy cream or cooking cream; avoid using sour cream or yogurt as substitutes. Low-fat creams won’t be as creamy as full-fat creams. This is a luscious and luxurious dish; there is no room for skimping on the vital ingredients.

Freshly chopped herbs, such as basil or parsley, add a herbaceous flavour. For a seafood flavour, add cooked shrimp, prawns, or lobster. You can also add slices of rib-eye steak cooked in a generous amount of butter and rosemary. Italian sausage will make this dish sing; there are plenty of other good options at the supermarket. You can use different pasta shapes, such as orecchiette, fusilli, or farfalle.

How to Store Creamy Rose Pasta?

Store the leftovers in an airtight container for three to four days. For more extended storage, store in an airtight container for two to three months. If you are reheating the pasta on the stove or microwave, add a splash of cream or pasta water to restore the sauce’s consistency. It is essential to reheat the pasta gently on the stove and to watch it carefully, as it will heat up quickly.