Italian
Pasta alla Margherita
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
A pasta dish inspired by the classic pizza margherita, with spaghetti cooked in tomato sauce and topped with mozzarella, basil, and crispy breadcrumbs reminiscent of burnt pizza crust.
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
12 items- Extra Virgin Olive Oilfor cooking and finishing
- Garlic1 clove, to be removed
- Oreganoa pinch, to taste
- Chili Peppera pinch, to taste
- Tomato Passataas needed
- Spaghetti
- Fiordilattefresh, cut into pieces
- Basilfresh leaves
- Parmigiano Reggianograted, to taste
- Briciole di Panefrom stale bread, toasted
- Saltto taste
- Wateras needed for cooking pasta
Method
- Heat olive oil in a pan with a clove of garlic, a pinch of oregano, and a pinch of chili pepper over low heat until fragrant.
- Add tomato passata and bring to a boil.
- Break spaghetti into shorter pieces and add them to the boiling sauce. Cook the pasta directly in the sauce, adding water gradually as needed to prevent it from becoming too thick or soupy.
- Add pieces of fior di latte mozzarella and fresh basil. Remove the garlic clove.
- Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.
- Meanwhile, in a separate pan, toast breadcrumbs with a little oil, a clove of garlic, and basil leaves until golden and crispy.
- When the pasta is al dente, serve it in a bowl. Top with fresh fior di latte cubes, the toasted breadcrumbs, fresh basil leaves, and another drizzle of oil.
Gambero Rosso
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