Capelli d’Angelo: Fried in Nests

Name: Capelli d’Angelo: Fried in Nests (Pasta Fritta alla Siracusana)
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter or 2 as a main
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 50 g grated pecorino or caciocavallo cheese; 25 g butter; 160 g capelli d’angelo; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons proper breadcrumbs; 2 large eggs

Pasta Fritta alla Siracusana

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a starter

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Geometry of Pasta

By Caz Hildebrand and Jacob Kenedy

Published 2010

About

This dish of fried nests of pasta is just like a freeform frittata, and originates from Syracuse.

Ingredients

160 g capelli d’angelo
25 g butter
50 g

Main course
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Cook the pasta al dente, (you will need 200g of spaghetti or spaghettini, if using), drain and toss in the butter. Beat the cheese into the eggs along with the breadcrumbs, then stir in the hot pasta. Heat the oil over a medium heat in a wide pan. Use a fork and twisting action to make individual pasta nests (as you would when eating the pasta, only make the nests as big as