#zucchini

Spaghetti alla Nerano (spaghettis aux courgettes)

Spaghetti alla Nerano is the Amalfi Coast dish that turns a pile of humble zucchini into a silky, deeply savory pasta — the one that became famous as the "stanley tucci zucchini pasta" after his Searching for Italy episode. Thin zucchini coins are fried until golden and jammy, rested so their flavor concentrates, then melted into starchy pasta water with Provolone del Monaco, butter, and basil. The vigorous off-heat toss (mantecatura) is what binds oil, cheese, and starch into a glossy cream with no actual cream in sight.