Name: Spaghettini with Black Truffles (Spaghettini alla Nursina)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4 People
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 anchovy fillets, finely chopped; 1 pound spaghettini; 4 to 5 ounces fresh black truffles, finely grated; Salt

Preparation info

Serves
4
People

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

The Classic Pasta Cookbook

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 1993

About

This dish is named after Norcia, a town in the heart of black truffle country in central Italy. Although the white truffle from Alba is the aristocrat of truffles, the black truffle is certainly not to be scoffed at. I cannot think of a better way to eat spaghettini than enveloped in its rich woodsy aroma and flavor.

Ingredients

Salt
1 pound spaghettini
½ cup extra virgin olive oil

Method

Fill a pot for the pasta with about 6 quarts of water, cover, and place over high heat. When the water boils, add 2 tablespoons salt and the spaghettini. Stir until all the strands a