Historical recipes

Spaghetti Gennaro

This recipe comes from a cookbook De Curtis daughter, Liliana, dedicated to him. It is a simple dish of the common folk, and captures the Neapolitan spirit that Totò portrayed many times on the big screen and theater stages.

  • Time

    27 minutes

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Course

    First Courses

  • Italian Region

    Campania

Ingredients

Servings 6

Preparation

15 minutes preparation + 12 minutes cooking

Rub the bread slices with garlic, Then arrange them on a plate. In a pan, stir-fry two garlic cloves with two tablespoons of oil: stir-fry the bread in the oil, being careful that the garlic does not become too brown.

In another pan, put the oil, the chopped anchovies and a pinch of oregano. Cook the spaghetti al dente drain and pour them into the pan with the anchovies, then add the crispy bread and stir quickly finishing with a handful of basil leaves, torn into pieces. Serve immediately.