Betty's Spaghetti | Saveur

Ingredients

• ¹⁄₄ cup flour
• 1 cup plus 2 tbsp. canola oil
• 2 large shallots, 1 cut into 1⁄8" rings, 1 finely chopped
• 8 tbsp. butter
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. white wine vinegar
• Salt
• Stems from 2 sprigs parsley, cut into ½" pieces
• ¹⁄₂ lb. dried spaghetti
• ²⁄₃ cup ricotta cheese
• 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. finely minced parsley
• 16 cilantro shoots (optional)