I saw that last Friday on the German version of "Come dine with me". 5 people from the Tessin Region of southern Switzerland cooked. It was the first time the show was at the Lago Maggiore.
The last candidate served the drunken spaghetti as a first course at the dinner.
The moment I watched it, it was pretty clear I had to recreate it. I bought two different Italian Merlot bottles. One had one Liter wine in it. Since you need 750 ml to cook the pasta, there was still something left to drink with it. Good or bad idea!
The preparation is easy and wont take much time. That is great, when you have a couple of people around the table and don´t want them wait too long for the first course.
The Gimmick of that presentation was the pasta in a wine glass. Steamed up and great to look at.
But serving it straight on a serving plate will do too.
recipe for 5:
400 g of Spaghetti
750 ml Merlot
3 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp peperoncini
1 stalk Rosemary
3 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
Rosemary and Grana Padano and high Quality olive oil for serving.
In a pot in salted water cook the Spaghetti for 2 min, or until you can move them around without breaking them. Drain.
In the same pot heat up the oil, add garlic and peperoncini and rosemary. Flavour the oil and add the wine. Bring it up to boil.
Gradually add the Pasta, a bit after a bit, stirring in between.
You have to stir often, because you cook in a small amount of liquid.
Drain.
Serve with rosemary, cheese and more oil.
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