Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio takes about 15 min and serves 2. It needs 6 ingredients: spaghetti, garlic, olive oil, chilli flakes, parsley, and salt. It is rated easy to make.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Serves
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
Ingredients
- 200 g spaghetti
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced paper thin
- 4 tbsp good olive oil
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- a handful of parsley, chopped
- salt, for the pasta water
Method
Boil the pasta
Cook the spaghetti in well-salted water until just short of al dente. Save a mugful of the water before draining.
8 minInfuse the oil
Meanwhile, warm the oil with the garlic and chilli in a wide pan over a low heat. You want the garlic pale gold and sweet — brown garlic turns the whole dish bitter and there is no fixing it.
4 minEmulsify
Add the drained pasta and a good splash of the starchy water, then toss hard over the heat. The starch and oil come together into a sauce that clings; without the water you just have oily pasta.
Finish
Off the heat, stir through the parsley and check the salt. Serve immediately.
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