Fried Spaghetti
Pasta, as far as I'm aware, is always boiled to serve. However, their eastern cousin, noodles, are often fried. Are there any well-known Western (Italian) dishes that use fried fresh pasta, instead of boiling it?
If not, why do you think that's the case? Does pasta not fry well?
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We used to have fried spaghetti for leftovers growing up. Take cooked spaghetti in sauce and put it in a warm frying pan with a little oil.
I've also had noodle fritters with leftover spaghetti, take undressed spaghetti and dip in a batter, then pan or deep fry. Somewhat like a potato pancake, we would eat them with sour cream.
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How do you cook spaghetti in a frying pan?
Noodles must be boiled or presoaked before they are fried. Rinse and drain boiled or presoaked noodles. Before frying, the noodles should be allowed to dry thoroughly.Do you have to boil pasta before frying?
Recipe One: Fry raw noodles in deep, hot fat or oil(360^) until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on absorbent paper. Try not to fry too many at a time so they don't stick together- unless that is how you want them, can break up later.Can I fry uncooked pasta?
Heat equal amounts of olive oil and butter in a large heavy skillet over medium to medium-high heat, and bring to just under the smoking point. Add only as much drained pasta to the oil-butter mixture as will comfortably fit in the pan and spread out as evenly as possible.Spaghetti all'assassina (fried pasta, kinda)
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Answer 2
Would you count Toasted Ravioli - breaded and deep fried (and delicious!)?
Answer 3
When making pasta e fagioli my grandmother (from Lecce, in Apulia) would fry some of the pasta and cook most of it with the bean soup: then she would add the fried pasta to the boiling pot at the last moment, so that it would retain some of its crunchiness. It is a good trick, guests are always very surprised by the variation in texture.
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