Spaghetti alla Nerano 🇮🇹🥒 Ingredients ⬇️ 5 zucchini, sliced into 1/8 inch thick discs extra virgin olive oil for frying one bunch basil leaves, divided salt as desired 1 pound dried spaghetti 1 stick salted butter 2 garlic cloves, whole 2 1/2 cups pasta cooking water, divided 1 cup provolone piccante, grated 1 cup Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, grated Method ⬇️ Put a large sauté pan over a high flame and heat the oil. When the oil is hot, begin frying the zucchini in batches until golden. About 5-7 minutes per batch. Scoop the zucchini out with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel lined plate with a few basil leaves. Lightly salt each batch of zucchini as they come out of the oil. Set the zucchini aside. Reserve a few zucchini to top the pasta. Drop the pasta into generously salted boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes. Scoop out 2 1/2 cups of the pasta water. Set aside. When the pasta has been cooking for about 5 minutes, put another large sauté pan over a medium flame and add the butter, a few leaves of basil and the garlic cloves. Once the butter has melted, add the fried zucchini to the pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes and add 1 cup of the pasta water. Once the pasta is Al dente, add it to the pan along with the provolone cheese and another cup of the pasta water. Cook until the cheese has melted and incorporated into the pasta. Remove from heat and add the parmigiano cheese and mix, allowing the residual heat of the pan melt the cheese. If the pan looks dry, add the remaining 1/2 cup of the pasta water and mix. Serve immediately with an extra sprinkle of grated Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese.