# @carmendefalco5 on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-mgkOg20s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68009656-carmendefalco5-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-19T14:43:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Carmen DeFalco (@carmendefalco5) — https://gondola.cc/carmendefalco5

## Caption

The perfect summer dish, for lunch or dinner, and a southern Italian staple; Spaghetti alla Nerano!!! My grandmother would make this when the zucchini in the garden was ready every summer. This is just a few ingredients and it’s simply delicious when done properly. Thanks @espnpeggy for the garden fresh veggies and herbs. Enjoy……

These measurements are for 1/2 lb of spaghetti…

-With a knife or on a mandoline slicer (I used setting three on mine) evenly slice a large zucchini. You don’t want them too thick. In batches, don’t overcrowd the pan, fry the zucchini in about a cup of extra virgin olive oil, roughly 5-6 mins/side. Remove to a paper towel lined rack, lightly salt, let them rest for 20/30 mins. 

-Reserve about 5-6 tablespoons of the oil. Once your pasta is about 1/3 of the way through cooking, heat the reserved oil over medium heat and perfume some basil  stems in the oil for a few mins. Adding a couple cloves of garlic and just browning them also enhances the dish. 

-When your pasta is two mins shy of being fully cooked, add it directly to the oil. DO NOT discard the cooking water. Add 1-2 ladles of the starchy water to the pan, and vigorously mix the spaghetti with the oil and water so an emulsion forms. After about a min or so, shut off the heat, add 1/2 cup of finely shredded Provolone cheese, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, the fried zucchini, a bunch of fresh basil leaves, fresh cracked black pepper, and a bit more of the starchy pasta water. Be sure to do this off the heat. Continue to mix vigorously to form the “cream.” 

-Plate in your favorite pasta serving dish. Finish with some grated Parmesan, a few more fresh basil leaves, and a few reserved slices of the fried zucchini . 

#fyp #italianfood #homemade #easycooking #pasta

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homemade, fyp, pasta, italianfood, easycooking

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