About the Recipe
Classic Italian pasta recipe with delicious zucchini strips
Ingredients
1/2 lbs fresh zucchinis
1 oz butter
1 tbsp flour mixed with 1/2 cp milk
Salt
1 egg yolk
1/2 lbs pasta carricci or fusili
1 oz grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
1 handful of freshly plucked basil leaves or chopped parsley
Preparation
1) Cut the zucchini into 7 cm long & 3 mm thick strips and pat dry with kitchen paper
2) Pour vegetable oil into a pan and add the zucchinis over a medium heat
3) Fry the zucchinis until light brown but not dark, then place on kitchen paper
4) Cook the pasta in boiling and salted water
5) Remove the fat from the pan with kitchen paper, put it back on and add the butter
6) Put the pan on a medium heat and add the flour and milk mixture to the butter by the spoonful
7) Add the zucchini sticks, a pinch of salt and cook for about 1 minute
8) Remove the pan from the heat and stir in a little of the remaining butter and the egg yolk
9) Add the pasta, add the cheese and finally the basil
10) Stir again and then serve the pasta hot immediately