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Spaghetti aglio e olio

Three ingredients and fifteen minutes: the Italian midnight pasta, all garlic and olive oil.

Spaghetti aglio e olio
Photo: File:Aglio e olio.jpg, matsuyuki (derivative work: Jbarta) Β· CC BY-SA 2.0

⏱ 15 min🍽 Serves 4

Ingredients

  • Pasta400 g
  • Garlic4
  • Olive oil6 tbsp
  • Salt
  • Chili powder
  • Parsley

Method

  1. Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling salted water.
  2. Meanwhile, slice the garlic thinly.
  3. Warm the olive oil in a large frying pan over low heat, add the garlic and chilli and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until pale gold.
  4. Drain the pasta, keeping a ladle of the cooking water, and tip it into the pan.
  5. Add a splash of the water and toss briskly for 1 minute to bring it together.
  6. Scatter with chopped parsley and serve at once.

πŸ’‘ Tip : Keep the garlic pale: burnt garlic turns bitter.

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