I have this fuzzy memory watching a former neighbour making it once. I asked her what is that thing and she said “don’t you know anything, it’s pasta suta.” It was Brenner néni from the 1st floor who had a daughter in Italy. That is as far the authenticity will stretch. I was just editing our digitized wedding photos. You know those vaguely arranged group shots when you come out of the church and the photographer says “all smile”. Lots of people should not have made it onto the group shot. But they felt important enough to plant themselves in front of my parents and closest relations. One of them was Brenner néni… I made her pasta suta last week and it was a hit. Pasta Suta
spaghetti pasta for two
1 cup homemade quick tomato sauce
1/4 cup Grana Padano cheese, grated
Note: The cheese has to be hard cheese, preferably freshly grated. Never Mozzarella! And this could be a sacrilege, but my preference is Grana Padano. There are way too many Parmesan wannabe’s especially in granulated form.
• Cook the pasta in salted boiling water a tad longer than al dante, just a bit.
• Drain and stir in the homemade tomato sauce and the grated cheese.
• Serve immediately.
