Spaghetti With Fried Eggs Salerno Style Recipes

EGGS AND SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet melt butter over medium heat; cook eggs sunny-side up (so that egg yolks are not broken). Sprinkle garlic powder, ground black pepper, onion and rosemary on eggs while cooking.
• Place hot pasta and cooked eggs on a plate and stir together; the broken yolks will create the sauce. Serve hot.

SPAGHETTI AND FRIED EGGS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Start the sauce in the next step, and start cooking the pasta when the water boils.
• Combine garlic and 4 tablespoons of the oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the garlic, pressing it into the oil occasionally to release its flavor; it should barely color on both sides. Remove the garlic, and add the remaining oil.
• Fry the eggs gently in the oil, until the whites are just about set and the yolks still quite runny. Drain the pasta, and toss with the eggs and oil, breaking up the whites as you do. (The eggs will finish cooking in the heat of the pasta.) Season to taste, and serve immediately, with cheese if you like.

SPAGHETTI WITH FRIED EGGS, SALERNO STYLE

Steps:

• 1 Bring at least 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot. Add 2 tablespoons of the salt, then the pasta, gently pushing it down until the pasta is completely covered with water. Stir well. Cook over high heat, stirring frequently. 2 Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the eggs, sprinkling them with salt and pepper. Cook until the whites are just set and the yolks are still soft. 3 Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking water. Toss the pasta with the cheese and 2 to 3 tablespoons of the water. 4 Divide the pasta between 2 serving dishes. Top each with two eggs and serve immediately. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.