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Spaghetti All'assassino

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 400 grams spaghetti
  • 300 grams fresh baby tomatoes
  • 1 cup virgin olive oil
  • powdered peperoncino

Instructions
 

  • Cut the baby tomatoes in half and fry in very hot oil for about 6-7 minutes, they should get a bit mushy but not brown, add salt. You need to do this in a large deep frying pan.
  • Cook the spaghetti until really 'al dente' - if it says 8 minutes on the pack, take them out at 5.
  • Drain the pasta really well and pour into the tomatoes and boiling oil (if the oil is hot enough it will make a big noise). Add peperoncino and stir a little to get oil around all the spaghetti.
  • Leave for about 2-3 minutes before stirring/moving around/turning the burned parts around and then leave again for another 2-3 minutes. If you stir continuously the crusty brown bits don't get formed.
  • Do not add parmesan cheese.
Keyword basilicata, lucania, pasta, spicy