Spaghetti all'Assassina | Assassin's Spaghetti (Spaghetti Recipe)

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

anchovies

🥗Healthier: canned tuna

💰Cheaper: sardines

Canned tuna offers a lighter flavor while maintaining protein content.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is more affordable for frying.

tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato puree

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are often less expensive and can be pureed at home.

Fill a saucepan with 5 cups of water and bring it to a simmer to create a broth.

Add 1/4 cup of tomato paste to the simmering water and stir to dissolve.

Season the broth with kosher salt and turn off the heat after it bubbles a bit.

In a large pan, add 3/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil and warm it over medium-high heat until shimmering.

Slice 2 hot chili peppers thinly, removing seeds if desired for less heat.

Add the sliced chili peppers and minced garlic to the pan and sauté for about 30 seconds, managing the heat to avoid burning the garlic.

Pour in tomato sauce and season with a dash of kosher salt and black pepper, letting it bubble on medium heat.

Add dry spaghetti directly into the pan with the sauce, spreading it out and pushing it down to submerge it in the sauce.

Cook the spaghetti on high heat, allowing some parts to burn and crisp up, while occasionally ladling in the broth to keep the sauce shallow.

Continue to cook the spaghetti, adding broth as needed, for about 15 minutes until the pasta is tender and has absorbed the sauce, stirring gently to deglaze the pan occasionally.

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