Pasta Aglio e Olio

Original Recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 225 g uncooked spaghetti
• 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley
• 1/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano cheese

Directions

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a pasta bowl.
• Combine garlic and olive oil in a cold skillet. Cook over medium heat to slowly toast garlic, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low when olive oil begins to bubble. Cook and stir until garlic is golden brown, about another 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir red pepper flakes, black pepper, and salt into the pasta. Pour in olive oil and garlic, and sprinkle on Italian parsley and half of the Parmigiano cheese; stir until combined.
• Serve pasta topped with the remaining Parmigiano cheese.

Notes

Mix in half a ladle of pasta water to the oil to stop the garlic from over cooking