Spaghetti all’Assassina: Italy’s Killer Spaghetti!

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Spicy, crispy and bloody red. The Killer Spaghetti (a.k.a. Spaghetti all’Assassina) is Italy’s hottest pasta dish around. Learn how to make it like a PRO with our video recipe or recipe card (below).

This Italian pasta recipe comes from Bari, Puglia in Italy. It originated in the 1960’s, so it’s a relatively modern traditional dish. In this recipe, we have rigorously followed the traditional Spaghetti all’Assassina recipe as published by the Accademia dell’Assassina (yes, that’s a real group!).

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No, It’s Not Reheated Spaghetti!

At a glance, this spaghetti recipe may simply look like a tomato spaghetti reheated in the pan. It’s not!

Spaghetti all’Assassina (Assassin’s Spaghetti) is first fried and then slowly cooked like a risotto in a concentrated tomato broth. This creates a very unique texture and an incredibly concentrated flavor. This is because the spaghetti itself absorbs the flavor of concentrated tomato as it cooks.

Spaghetti all’Assassina: Bari’s Killer Pasta

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Choosing the Right Pan

To make the Killer Pasta of Bari, we first need to choose the right pan for the job.

The iconic way of cooking Spaghetti all’Assassina (Killer Spaghetti) requires that the spaghetti to be cooked entirely in a pan. So, ideally you’ll need a pan that can accommodate the length of the uncooked pasta without the need of breaking it.

Ideally, you should choose a pan that is…

  • large —a 14” (36 cm) pan or skillet
  • non-stick
  • good at retaining heat

In the video, we are using a 14” (36 cm) carbon steel pan. It’s the minimum size required to avoid breaking the spaghetti.

Specifically, we are using a De Buyer carbon steel pan (affiliate link). We love this brand, and you will see this pan in particular featured in many of our video recipes. They are quality pans that will last. However, the De Buyer carbon steel pans do require that you season them yourself (following the manufacturer instructions) to make them naturally non-stick.

Learn how to season a cast iron skillet or carbon steel pan in our guide! In fact, we seasoned the De Buyer carbon steel pan we featured in this video in the guide.

We share why we love carbon steel pans and why we think this is the best carbon steel pan for cooking meat and sautéing vegetables in this article: Best Carbon Steel Pan 

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Our De Buyer Carbon Steel pan before seasoning (left) and after seasoning (right).

Pan Alternatives

The non-stick criteria is not optional for this recipe. Because this pasta is fried in the pan, it’s critical that the pan you use is non-stick!

Don’t have a carbon steel pan and don’t want to buy one? You can use a large seasoned cast iron pan.

Of course, you can use a non-stick pan made of teflon or similar. These pans will meet the non-stick criteria, but may not retain heat as well in order to provide an even cook.

Will Tomato Ruin Pan Seasoning?

Tomato sauces are acidic and can compromise a newly seasoned or poorly seasoned cast iron or carbon steel pan. Worst case scenario, this just means you might need to season it again.

As this article explains, however, a well-seasoned pan that has been in use for awhile should be able to stand up to the rigors of tomato sauce.

The official Spaghetti all’Assassina recipe specifies that cast iron or carbon steel pans be used for the job, so we are sticking to tradition here!

Pan Not Large Enough?

Break off the ends of uncooked pasta so that they can fit in your pan or skillet. The spaghetti should be able to lay flat in the pan.

With this large De Buyer pan, the uncooked spaghetti can fit in the pan with no need of breaking it

Killer Pasta: Ingredients

The Spaghetti all’Assassina recipe has just a few ingredients. The magic is in their preparation! Of course, you also want to choose quality ingredients. Keep reading for recommendations.

Tomato Purée

Choose a brand of tomato purée that is very sweet. Ideally, choose a tomato product made in Italy with San Marzano tomatoes. These tomatoes are world-renowned for their sweet, concentrated flavor.

Mutti (affiliate link) is an Italian brand that is also available abroad. We can confirm their tomato puree (affiliate link) sold in the United States is also sweet and delicious. Another sweet tomato purée in the United States is Pomì. We like both of these brands.

Avoid tomato products that contain citric acid—this preservative ruins the taste of tomato products! If needed, you can add a pinch or two of sugar to a tomato that is too acidic. However, it is far better to just choose a quality tomato product.

Tomato Broth

The official Spaghetti Assassina pasta recipe calls for a tomato broth made of water and tomato paste. We almost always reach for a Mutti double or triple concentrated tomato paste (affiliate link) which is also available abroad!

Mutti Double Concentrated Tomato Paste

Spaghetti

Choose a quality pasta brand. Check out our guide to the best pasta brand in Italy for our recommendations.

We recommend using one of two Italian brands of spaghetti for this dish (affiliate links): Rummo Spaghetti or La Molisana Spaghetti

Both of these pasta brands are made with the best wheat for pasta and are cut with a bronze stamp. This translates into a pasta with a great taste and texture, which can withstand a long cook time and still maintain that great al dente taste!

Olive Oil, Garlic and Pepper

Beyond that, we just need extra virgin olive oil, garlic and chili pepper!

Making Spaghetti all’Assassina

Make the Tomato Broth

Add enough tomato paste to the water to make it bright —bloody—red!

Combine the water (bottled or filtered) with the concentrated tomato paste to make a bright red liquid. Add a few pinches of salt to taste.

Bring this broth to a simmer. We will eventually add the hot tomato broth to slowly cook the pasta in the skillet!

Make a Soffritto

Making a ‘soffritto’ with olive oil, minced fresh chili pepper and garlic.

In Italian cooking, making a soffritto is the process of infusing olive oil with herbs and aromatics like onions, garlic and pepper. For the Spaghetti all’Assassina, we add minced red pepper to the olive oil along with three cloves of garlic (one minced, two whole).

Add the Tomato Purée

Adding tomato puree to the soffritto

When the garlic has turned golden, add the tomato purée to the pan as well.

Fry the Pasta

Frying the Spaghetti

Lay the spaghetti flat in the pan. If your pan is not large enough for the uncooked pasta to lay flat, break the tips off until the pasta can fit.

We want to fry the spaghetti in an organized fashion to ensure an even fry on all sides. Once the bottom of the spaghetti is fried (you decide how many browned strands of pasta you want), it’s time to flip the pasta and fry the other side!

A look at the frying spaghetti. It’s time to flip!

Once again, it’s best to flip the frying spaghetti carefully to make sure it’s getting an even fry on all sides. We use two spatulas or a spatula and a pair of tongs to flip the pasta. See below:

Another view of flipping the spaghetti to fry both sides.
Flipping the spaghetti to evenly fry all sides.

Slow Cook the Pasta

Adding tomato broth to slowly cook the Spaghetti Assassina

After you’ve fried the spaghetti on both sides, it is time to slowly cook it in tomato broth—like a risotto! Start by adding at least 3 ladles of hot tomato broth.

As a guide, set your timer for the amount of time required for al dente pasta listed on the spaghetti package instructions. Taste for doneness when the timer goes off.

Add more ladles of tomato broth.

When the tomato broth has been absorbed and you start to hear the pasta sizzle, it is time to add another ladle or two of tomato broth!

The official recipe for Spaghetti all’Assassina is quite dramatic in describing this step. It says you should add more tomato broth any time you hear the pasta ‘scream’ (sizzle). It is here when we are ‘torturing’ the pasta to bring out its flavor.

Spaghetti is now flexible and almost ready!

Eventually the spaghetti with absorb enough water that it will be flexible. You can stir it in the skillet with tongs.

Continue adding the tomato broth to cook the spaghetti to al dente. Since we are slowly cooking the pasta like a risotto, it may need a minute or two longer than the package instructions have indicated. Note that the texture will be a touch less soft than regular al dente pasta. This is because we have fried the spaghetti first.

A close up of Spaghetti all’Assassina

Here’s a close-up look at our finished Assassin’s Spaghetti! We have just a few browned strands of pasta—those will be extra crispy!

Part of the appeal of this dish in Italy is the treat of eating those crispy strands of pasta—similar to the crispy edges of lasagna!

Buon appetito 🙂

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Italy’s Killer Spaghetti: Spaghetti all’Assassina

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Italy's most bizarre pasta recipe! This fried pasta recipe comes from Bari, Puglia in Italy. It originated in the 1960’s, but is now considered traditional for the region.  Spicy, crispy and bloody red. The Killer Spaghetti (a.k.a. Spaghetti all'Assassina) is Italy's hottest pasta dish around.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 large non-stick skillet —14” (36 cm) at least best: seasoned carbon steel or cast iron

Ingredients
 
 

  • 5 ½ oz tomato puree
  • 5 oz concentrated tomato paste
  • 5 cups water
  • 3 cloves fresh garlic 2 whole and 1 minced
  • ½ cup olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 whole fresh red chili pepper minced; or to taste
  • 14 oz spaghetti
  • 2 pinches fine salt or to taste
  • 1 pinch granulated sugar (optional)—to sweeten tomatoes if the product is too acidic

Instructions
 

Choose the Right Pan

  • This recipe requires that the pasta slowly cook from start to finish in the skillet.
    Ideally you’ll want to use a pan that is a minimum size of 14” or 36 cm. A seasoned cast iron or carbon steel pan is the pan that the official group overseeing the tradition of this recipe recommends.
  • If you need to use a smaller pan, you’ll want to break the dry pasta to fit it in the pan.

Make the Tomato Broth

  • Combine the water with the tomato paste to make tomato broth. Add 2 pinches of fine salt and mix well. Bring the broth to simmer. In the meantime…
    5 oz concentrated tomato paste, 5 cups water, 2 pinches fine salt

Sauté the Garlic and Pepper

  • Mince one clove of garlic and leave the other cloves whole. 
    3 cloves fresh garlic
  • Mince one fresh chili pepper after removing the seeds.
    1 whole fresh red chili pepper
  • Cover the bottom of your skillet or pan with all of the olive oil and bring to medium heat. Add the garlic and pepper and sauté them until the garlic begins to turn golden.
    ½ cup olive oil

Fry the Pasta

  • Add the tomato purée to the pan with the flavored oil. Give it a stir and reduce for a minute. 
    5 ½ oz tomato puree, 1 pinch granulated sugar
  • Add the dry (uncooked) spaghetti) in an organized single layer across the pan. Raise the heat to medium and ‘fry’ the pasta until it is golden (not burnt). This takes about a minute. 
    14 oz spaghetti
  • Using thongs or a spatula, carefully flip the pasta to fry the other side. The pasta will still be stiff, so be careful to avoid breaking the strands.
  • Give the pasta one more careful flip. Then, start adding the tomato broth!

Slowly Cook the Pasta

  • Add 3 ladles of hot tomato broth to the pan with the pasta. At this point, we want to slowly cook the pasta like a risotto. 
  • Wait for the broth to reduce, and listen for the ‘sizzle.’ What you are hearing is the pasta starting to fry again and sticking to the bottom of the pan. So, when you hear the ‘scream’ of the sizzle, add a few more ladles of broth and repeat! 
  • Continue adding broth as needed until the pasta is cooked to ‘al dente’—adding a few more ladles of broth each time you hear the pasta 'scream'. 
  • Once the pasta has softened up, stir as needed to keep the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
  • You’ll probably need a bit more cooking time than what is written on the package instructions. However, it’s best to set the timer to the ‘al dente’ time and taste at that point to see if the pasta is done.
    Don’t expect the exact same texture as a normally cooked ‘al dente’ pasta! This pasta will be a bit chewer due to the way it is prepared. Buon appetito!

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Notes

Seasoned Pans Prevent Sticking
Due to the way this pasta is ‘fried’ and then slowly cooked in a risotto-fashion in the pan, a seasoned pan that is naturally non-stick is important for getting the right result.
Not traditional, but more flavorful!
We’ve tried various versions of this recipe. In our opinion, using 3 cups of sweet tomato purée with 2 cups of water to make the tomato broth results in an even tastier dish!
But… it’s browned!
The traditional calls for you to decide how many ‘crispy’ strands of pasta you want. Italians, like people all around the world, enjoy the crispy crust that forms on re-heated pasta, oven baked pasta, etc. This pasta is considered a real treat because it takes that idea to the next level. You want to avoid browning (very many) strands of the pasta, but some browned pieces are expected and wanted here!
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192 thoughts on “Spaghetti all’Assassina: Italy’s Killer Spaghetti!”

    • Hi Jeffrey— Probably about 1 tsp. However, it can vary a lot depending on the strength of the product you are using. I would add 1/2 tsp and taste. Then, add more if needed.

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    • Tomato Puree (Both in the US and Italy):
      Tomato puree is generally made by cooking tomatoes and then straining them to remove seeds and skins. The resulting product is a relatively thick liquid that retains much of the tomato’s natural flavor. It’s less concentrated than tomato paste and has a lighter color. In both the US and Italy, tomato puree is used to add tomato flavor without the intense concentration of tomato paste. It’s often used as a base for sauces and soups.

      Tomato Paste (Both in the US and Italy):
      Tomato paste is made by cooking tomatoes for a longer period to reduce the water content, and then straining and cooking the liquid again to create a very thick, highly concentrated tomato flavor. It’s a deep red and has a rich, intense tomato taste. In both countries, tomato paste is used to add depth and richness to dishes, often in small quantities due to its strong flavor. It can typically found sold in ‘regular’ concentration, double or even triple concentrated.

      Hope that helps!

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  4. I don’t have a huge pan so I have to cheat a little – I start with more sauce to soften the spaghetti so I can bend them to fit within the pan. And it works somehow. The taste is truly amazing for such a simple (ingredientwise) recipe.

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  24. I made it and it was really delicious, I might have taken some creative liberties with the chilli peppers and added around triple what was needed. But it ended up really good and pretty spicy as well! Will definitely be making it again in the future!

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  34. 5 stars
    I made this, but i cheated by preboiling the pasta, i also cheated the sauce with pasta marinara. I did add tomato paste to the pasta sauce and water and added it slowly as i charred my preboiled pasta. The pasta was preboiled because my pan wasn’t big enough, and i didn’t want to break the pasta. 😂 Then, once the prepwork was done, I made sure my pasta still had bite to it and began pan frying it. I slowly began adding the sauce. Only to forget THE SPICE! So very fast, i added in some habaneros into the sauce and took it to the blender. Finally, i began to continue adding my sauce until, like the video, the pasta was done cooking. It turned out amazing the char blended well with the tomato sauce, and the Spice was amazing too!

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  35. 5 stars
    that pasta is really cinematic. You sit down to eat, and suddenly you’re in a culinary thriller—“Is it too spicy? Is it not spicy enough? Will I survive this meal?” You have to stick to the end to know it. It’s pasta with suspense!

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  47. 5 stars
    Intresting in the 80’s we called that fried spaghetti in the States on the EastCoast. With no microwave, we would reheat leftover spaghetti in a pan with little butter and light brown suger or hot sauce of choice 😋

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  50. 😂😂😂😂 This is no different than the fedio we make by browning the pasta first. Now we have Italians copying our way of cooking 😂😂😂😂

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  55. In Mexico we have a dish called fideo seco, we fry at first noodles, once they are golden, we pour a tomato sauce mixed with onion, garlic, when the pasta is ready, and the sauce it’s almost dry, we serve it with queso fresco, sour cream, cilantro and avocado…. It tastes amazing

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  74. As someone who makes an extremely modified version I’d be lying if I didn’t say it’s really interesting to see the tradition method and contrast it to my very non traditional version

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  76. Subscribed and liked. Your version makes sense. I haven’t been using enough oil in to pan. Thank for the tip. Also, my pan size is only a 10″ non stick OXO sauté pan. It’s time to break out the 12″ Lodge cast iron.cheers,rocket

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  79. If you’re finding this, do what chef says not what he does. Blitz a large can of san marzanos and add 2.5 cups of water. So much better than tomato paste broth.

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  80. 5 stars
    This will be the first time I make a “meatless” spaghetti, and I’m SO looking forward to it. I’m not “anti meat” I just appreciate an alternative once in a while. Thank you.

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  81. 5 stars
    You really need more like 1 whole 14 oz can of tomato purée to get the pan frying started. DON’T FRY IT ON MEDIUM HIGH HEAT. Fry it at a low sizzle. Ask me how I know.

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  83. 5 stars
    We use Day old Spaghetti olive oil, Butter Red Wine and Parmesan & Romano cheese to get the burn this is much faster, and is so good. I like the way you do it, too. I call it Fried Sicilian Spaghetti.

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  87. Interesting that a tomato-based dish is cooked in a seasoned carbon steel pan. I guess it does not matter that the seasoning is likely to be stripped from the pan after cooking acidic tomato sauce in it.

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  91. I have never even heard of fried pasta and I cannot wait to try this!!! I so love learning new cooking methods (like in your AGLIO OGLIO recipe, your tip about not adding salt to the water until the very end). Your channel is fabulous. Thanks again!!! 👍👍👏👏👏

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  92. Made it tonight after watching the Tucci episode. Absolutely phenomenal and easy! I agree, the taste is so different than regular pasta w/ red sauce.

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  94. 5 stars
    You say to use a 14 inch pan. But what if you only have a 10-inch burner? Can you still use a 14-inch pan? Or will it prevent the pan from heating properly?

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  96. 5 stars
    Whenever people talk about breaking spaghetti I always think of that one meme: “That’s pretty fucking psychotic. Do you break your child’s legs before letting them play on a playground? Same thing,”

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  102. What will kill you is that half cup of oil ! …😅More seriously, I never heard of this recipe and now I need to try it once ! 😊👍🏻

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  106. Reminds me of heating my leftover spaghetti the next day. I’m sure yours is better but mine is great best served in the morning for a hangover.

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  110. 5 stars
    I cook it. It was perfect. The best pasta I’ve ever eaten. I made it a little bit spicier and it was wonderful. The bottle of wine went in 2 minutes. 😅

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  122. I’ve made this for myself now twice and each time there’s a whole different range of flavors. Perfect dish for you and special friends. Forgetaboutit. 🙂

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  130. 5 stars
    Perfect pairing with the sensual background music = La Vendetta Rosa ?! Even the title. I’m making this and then we’re going to see a modern Spaghetti Western, well, True Romance.

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  131. 5 stars
    Cannot wait to make this dish this is on another level. Even growing up in a 100% Italian Neighborhood in Brooklyn NYC never once seen or heard of this dish. Thanks for Sharing this Paisano 🤝

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  132. 5 stars
    Oh hell yeah I’m going to make this for Valentine’s Day. I love this recipe!! 🍝 Plus homemade Garlic Bread 🍞!! And red wine 🍷, and dark chocolate mousse for dessert 🍫

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  135. Literally just like everyone who landed here because the algorithm, I love this video and your channel! Definitely will follow you and try this recipe!

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  137. honestly, pan frying noodles this way opens up a HUGE avenue for all sorts of amazing flavors and textures. well done. I bet that dish tasted amazing.

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  139. You can season a stainless steel pan to be non-stick right before preparing this dish if you don’t have such a large carbon steel pan. Search YouTube for videos on how to season stainless steel pans.

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  141. 5 stars
    Another win for the YouTube algorithm on this one… GREAT dish, even better presentation on how to prepare… thanks for helping to expand my horizons!!

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  145. 5 stars
    I became addicted to this recipe even my seven years old daughter! She always asks me to make her this exquisite dish. Am very grateful to you as your recipe puts a beautiful smile on my daughter’s face ❤

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  146. 5 stars
    I get really aggravated with myself when I watch an intriguing and delicious sounding dish being made when I had already decided on a bologna sandwich for dinner. 😂

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  148. 5 stars
    I made this with red pepper flake but I am not into spicy foods much, I like the texture and that charred flavor of the spaghetti. I made it again using only red belle pepper and liked it even more. My broth was made of tomato sauce and water 1:2 ratio (1 cup sauce to 2 cups water). I do not dilute my broth too much so it reduces and thickens as it cooks into the pasta leaving this ragu type sauce coating the spaghetti. I add my tomato paste (1 tbsp) to the pan with the garlic and belle pepper. I liked it non spicy and the flavor was still intense. Will definitely be doing this dish again. I used a large seasoned cast iron skillet

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  149. It looks like you’re using a seasoned carbon steel pan, but I always thought cooking tomatoes on such a pan would take off the seasoning. Does that ever happen to you with this dish?

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  151. I’m not sure what the difference between the tomato paste and tomato puree in the recipe is. Are they interchangeable? Or is the tomato paste meant to be passata? Here in the UK at least, tomato puree comes in a squeeze tube

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  152. Omfg. I killed some pasta and it felt so good. The cooking was a real joy and eating this delicious dish was just awesome. Mille grazie

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  158. 5 stars
    My husband’s spaghetti is the sexiest spaghetti ever. I know. We have 6 children under 12yo. He only melts an entire 500gm bag of cheese and fries the pasta after cooked. Fried pasta in butter, thena load of cheese melted… 🥰😋💞💋💋💋

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  160. 5 stars
    No idea why the YouTube algorithm showed me this – but I’m very thankful for it! Just cooked this for my partner and me because it sounded so intriguing and it turned out amazing! Thank you for the clear and detailed instructions and this amazing culinary experience! Instant subscription, will try your cacio e pepe method next! 😀

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  161. 5 stars
    Huh, i wonder if this is the origin of my mother’s recipe for fideo, a Mexican-American dish. The pasta is fried in the pan first before adding a tomato based broth to cook the pasta. either way that pasta looks amazing.

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  162. Aptly named Killer Spaghetti considering all that carcinogenic acrylamide you are producing by burning the sugar and carbohydrates. I wonder if the inventors of the dish knew that it was unhealthy. ☠️🍝

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  164. 5 stars
    wow it looks amazing!!What is the brand for the portable hub ? I can’t manage to find one to fit my de buyer 36cm pan, but yours fits perfectly!! Is it electric or gas?thank you 😊

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  166. I tried your recipe adjusted for one serving, and damn that’s one intense dish. The pan took a slight beating but nothing a quick re-season can’t fix. It can handle more killer spaghetti. Thanks so much for the share, will be on this phase for a while.

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  168. I found a recipe for Spaghetti all’Assassina in my recent Cooks Illustrated issue and read the article and recipe over and over. It sounded amazing, but then I found your Utube showing exactly how to make it. Made it for my husband and me last night and it turned out GREAT! Thank you so much for your easy to follow video. We’ll be making this simply delicious dish again and again!

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  170. The anecdote about where the name comes from is that the first customer that tried the dish called the chef a “Killer” because the dish was so spicy.

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  176. 5 stars
    I made Spaghetti all’Assassina tonight for the first time with eggplant parm. My wife and I love this recipe! We will be making this often and sharing with friends and family. Thank you!

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  179. 5 stars
    Thanks for sharing a traditional recipe. I was having a hard time finding only people’s “interpretations.” That’s fine and all, but I wanted to know the traditional way. So thank you.

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  181. 5 stars
    Excellent video. The camera work and narration was incredible. I found this recipe in Cooks Illustrated the other day and wanted to see it done. Going to make it tonight.

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  182. 5 stars
    I’ve done them, excellent !A bit too salty because my tomato passatta was already salted and I didn’t though about it.Nice recipe. See you, murderer of pasta !

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  183. 5 stars
    How do you avoid splattering when pouring the tomato purée into hot oil? I want to try this recipe but frankly that step is scary to me knowing how hot oil and water tend to interact.

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  185. 5 stars
    Is there actual ‘taste’ reason not to break the pasta if we don’t have big enough pan? I don’t want to be arrested by italian police, but my largest pan is about 1cm too short

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  186. Sorry man, this looks like a little bit of tiktok shit.But feel free to cook your ….. uhm, noodles.Edit (after 3 month):Sorry man, i was very wrong. I am a big Pasta Fan, but this recipe i dont know. After several suggestions from yt, i get annoyed and i try it.What should i say…. its not nice, its fantastic!I love hot seasoned dishes and this is one of my favorites!Thank you very much and forgive me 🥰Kind regards, Raini

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  189. 5 stars
    This looks like a great food for sure💙💙Love the presentation💙💙Nice job💙💙 thanks for sharing💙💙stay connected💙💙

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