Spaghetti Alla Nerano

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To fry the courgettes it is imperative to use extra virgin olive oil.
There are no alternatives

zucchini and provolone per spaghetti alla nerano

zucchine sliced in very thin slices for spaghetti alla nerano

closeup of a thin zucchini slice for for spaghetti alla nerano

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The original recipe calls for not throwing away the frying oil, but reusing it to flavor spaghetti. For this reason, I recommend that you abundant with oil: you will need about 1/2 liter in total

fried zucchini for spaghetti alla nerano

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The stems of basil (but also parsley) have much more flavor than the leaves but, unfortunately, we always throw them away. In this case, try to use them to flavor the oil with garlic

provolone grated for spaghetti alla nerano

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A rule that always applies: buy excellent quality spaghetti, obviously Italian. Check the cooking time in the package: it should always exceed 10 minutes because “good” pasta needs more time to cook to perfection

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As you can imagine for this recipe the quality of ingredients in fundamental, I recommend you (if you find it) to choose Provolone del Monaco