Spaghetti all'assassina
Spaghetti all'assassina, from above
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Spaghetti all'assassina

Bari's killer spaghetti: cooked in tomato broth like risotto until it chars. Burnt bits are the point.

30 minTime
15 gProtein each
hotSpice
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Grandma's wayBari's charred spaghetti.
The original
581kcalsame
15 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
30minutessame

All'assassina.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Pasta320 g spaghetti
Olive oil3½ tbsp
Garlic3 cloves
Dried red chilli2 to 3 dried chillies
Tomato puree200 g passata, for frying
Water800 ml, kept hot
Tomato2 tbsp tomato paste, stirred into the hot water
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1In a wide iron pan, warm oil, garlic and chilli, then add passata and cook 2 minutes.
  2. 2Lay in the raw spaghetti in one layer and let it fry until it starts to stick and char.
  3. 3Add hot tomato broth one ladle at a time, turning the pasta only when the liquid is absorbed.
  4. 4When al dente and crisp in places, serve straight from the pan.
Serve it like this

Bring the pan to the table and serve with a spatula so everyone gets crunchy bits. A little olive oil on top.

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What goes with Spaghetti all'assassina: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Focaccia barese60 min
Bread or rice Ciabatta60 min
On the side Marinara sauce35 min
On the side Insalata di rucola10 min
To drink Virgin bellini8 min
Something sweet Panna cotta20 min
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