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Spaghetti fritters (Frittelle di spaghetti)

written by Marvellina Updated: March 19, 2020
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Spaghetti fritters (Frittelle di spaghetti). The fritters are soft in the middle and crunchy on the edge. This is like eating spaghetti in a different way I knew. So delicious! 
Spaghetti fritters.Perfect appetizers and snacks. Crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. The best EVER! Read for more details|What To Cook Today
I had never seen or heard of fried spaghetti dishes before until I saw it on Jamie’s Italy cookbook. It’s basically a pan-fried pasta dish that I’ve NO regrets trying out. In fact I make these spaghetti fritters so often because they have become our favorite. Sometimes, I cook some extra spaghetti when I make other spaghetti dishes so that I can make these fritters.

Spaghetti fritters.Perfect appetizers and snacks. Crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. The best EVER! Read for more details|What To Cook Today

In this recipe, Jamie Oliver included his favorite ingredients such as chili and Italian key ingredients like Parsley and Parmesan cheese. This dish can be altered to suit what you like, you can vary the flavor in different ways, by adding chopped-up tomatoes, olives, anchovies, bacon/pork belly etc. The fritters should be soft in the middle and crunchy on the outside. This is like eating spaghetti in a different way I knew. So very delicious! This is aslo one of my most popular recipes on the blog !!

Spaghetti fritters.Perfect appetizers and snacks. Crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. The best EVER! Read for more details|What To Cook Today

These were actually made of leftover spaghetti that we had, which had marinara sauce, peas, and anchovies in it already. So I just added parmesan cheese and eggs.

Spaghetti fritters.Perfect appetizers and snacks. Crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. The best EVER! Read for more details|What To Cook Today

Spaghetti fritters.Perfect appetizers and snacks. Crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. The best EVER! Read for more details|What To Cook Today

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Spaghetti fritters

Spaghetti fritters (Frittelle di spaghetti)

Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Servings 8 -10 fritters
4.9 from 8 reviews
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Ingredients

  • 7 oz dried pasta cooked as per package instruction
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
  • A handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 handfuls of freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • Crumbled sea salt and freshly ground Black pepper
  • Cooking oil

Optional:

  • 4 oz of bacon or pork belly and/or 2 anchovies diced into small pieces, roughly chopped
  • Red pepper flakes

Instructions
 

  • If you choose to use bacon or pork belly, let them fry in the pan without oil until cooked through and somewhat crispy. Save the oil to pan fry the spaghetti later
  • Put all your ingredients, apart from the spaghetti and olive oil, into a bowl and mix together. Add your spaghetti to a pan of salted, boiling water and cook as per package instruction. Drain the pasta in a colander and rinse under cold water to cool it down. Once the pasta is cool, snip it with kitchen shears (scissors) into pieces roughly 3 inches long and add them to the bowl. Mix everything well
  • Pour a little oil into a pan and place on the heat. Then, using a fork, add piles (as big or as small as you like) of the spaghetti mixture to the pan and fry until golden and crisp on both sides. It's delicious to fry the fritters in a slightly hotter pan so they become really golden on the edges but are a bit softer and warm inside. Sprinkle with sea salt before serving and some red pepper flakes if you like
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James June 10, 2021 - 7:46 pm

I’m in the middle of making this right now. So far three stars because it’s super easy and does not have a lot of ingredients. I’ll up date when it’s cooked and tasted. *Update* I bumped it up to five stars because it is fantastic and a great idea for something different then just plain “sketti”. The bacon is NOT optional, lol, and smells great when the fretters are cooking. I doubled the recipe, before I saw the handy dandy built in tool for just that, and still only got 12 fritters, approx three inches across, from it. Some tips in no particular order. I used a garlic press instead of chopping the garlic, seemed to work out fine. I used tongs to toss the mixture and to put it in the pan, giving it a twist when it went into the oil. Toss the mixture each time before putting a batch into the pan to be sure it is all properly coated. And served with some garlic toast and/or a side salad and “sketti” sauce on the side for dipping and it’s a great meal. Smaller fritters alone would make a great finger food appetizer, served, of course, with a dipping sauce, or a light snack. Thanks for the recipe it was just the thing I was looking for.

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Marvellina June 10, 2021 - 9:55 pm

Wow…thank you for the detailed feedback and for sharing what you did 🙂 I know…bacon should NOT be optional LOL! I should amend that. I’m glad you enjoyed them 🙂

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