Spaghetti all'Assassina

Spaghetti in a big bowl garnished with parsley.

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A delicious twist with a unique pasta cooking style, this pasta is here to impress. With only a few ingredients, this spaghetti recipe packs a unique and powerful flavor punch thanks to the garlic, generous amount of chili flakes, caramelization, and charring.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Halal, Vegetarian

Servings: Servings

Calories: 431kcal

Author: Amira

Ingredients

For the tomato broth:

1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves
2 cups tomato passata or use Tomato sauce
1 cup marinara sauce
2 ½ cups Water
1 teaspoon sat or to taste
½ teaspoon black pepper

For cooking the spaghetti:

¼ cup olive oil
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
8 oz dry spaghetti pasta
Salt to taste

Instructions

In a medium saucepan add oil then saute garlic for 30 seconds on medium, pour tomato passata, marinara sauce over then add water. Add seasonings and bring to a simmer.
Reduce heat to low to keep the sauce warm while making the pasta.
In a non stick skillet large enough to take your spaghetti without breaking it. Add oil then add the chili flakes. Cook on medium for 30 seconds.
Add spaghetti and tilt the pan trying to scoop the chili oil over the dry pasta until it is all coated with oil.
Ladle about two cups of the sauce over the pasta. Use tongs to push on pasta until the sauce is almost all absorbed.
When you feel the pan is getting dry wait for a minute or so to get some char at the bottom of the pasta.
Then ladle some more sauce, maybe a cup and a half this time, waiting for it to be absorbed by the pasta and again get some nice char at the bottom.
As the pasta cooks it will get softer and it will be easier to move with tongs without breaking it.
When the pasta is done taste to adjust seasoning.
At this point you can serve the pasta but I love to brown it even more.
Crank up the heat a notch and keep your pasta in an even layer to brown more at the bottom. Turn pasta over to brown even more on the other side.
Serve pasta sprinkled with some chili pepper or more olive oil

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