'Da Box' Cooking Guide
Please note that while every effort is made to ensure you can recreate the Da Mario experience at home, it may not be quite the same!
Fresh Pastas
- Fill pot with 2L of water for every portion of pasta
- Bring water to boil and add 10g of salt per litre
- Remove pasta from bag and separate or unravel it
- Drop pasta into boiling water
- Cook for approx. 6 mins till ‘al dente’
- Remove pasta and drain saving some of the cooking water for cooking the sauce
Ragu Sauce
The below instructions apply to one 550g packet of sauce.
- Melt approx. 50g of butter in a saucepan till golden
- Add a generous pinch of rosemary to the melted butter
- Add the contents of the ragu sauce bag and 1 ladle of the drained pasta water
- At this point it is normal for the sauce to have a runny consistency
- As an option you can add a ladle of tomato sauce
- Add the strained pasta and a splash of olive oil into the sauce
- Allow the pasta and sauce to reduce on high heat for approx. 60 seconds until sauce returns to original consistency
- Toss 1 tablespoon of grated parmesan per portion of pasta and mix through
- Plate and enjoy!
Pomodoro Sauce
The below instructions apply to one 550g packet of sauce.
- Add chilli garlic to saucepan and heat till golden
- Adding cherry tomato and basil is optional at this stage
- Add the contents of the pomodoro sauce bag and 1 ladle of the drained pasta water
- At this point it is normal for the sauce to have a runny consistency
- Add the strained pasta and a splash of olive oil into the sauce
- Allow pasta and sauce to reduce on high heat for approx. 60 seconds until sauce returns to its original consistency
- Plate and enjoy!
Pizzas
Our pizza bases are supplied frozen and for best results should be kept that way until you are ready to top and cook them.
- Preheat your oven to its max temperature (at least 220 degrees, ideally no fan/grill mode)
- Remove frozen base from plastic bag
- Place the frozen base onto the oven tray you intend to reheat it on (we suggest a sheet of baking paper between the tray and the pizza base if possible)
- Spread the tomato sauce from the round container on the frozen base (approx. 70g per pizza)
- Add 2 basil leaves to the base then spread the mozzarella (approx. 60g per pizza) over the sauce and basil evenly
- Add a drizzle of olive oil to finish
- As an option you can add toppings of your choosing at this stage
- Place pizza tray in the oven for approx. 5-8 mins (depending on your oven temp)
- Remove pizza and check the crust is soft and hot, if not allow to cook a little longer
- Plate and enjoy!