Pasta With Garlic and Oil (Pasta Aglio E Olio)
"Aio e Oio is the Roman dialectal way of saying garlic and oil. It is generally prepared very spicy, therefore don’t be shy with the quantity of red pepper. Adapted Recipe from Anna Maria."
photo by mammafishy
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- salt
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced
- 6 small hot red chili peppers (or generous qty of crushed red pepper)
- 1 tablespoon Italian parsley, chopped
directions
- Cook the spaghetti in abundant salt water following manufacturer’s instructions, tasting for readiness from time to time.
- While the pasta is cooking, pour the olive oil in a skillet and add the garlic and red pepper. Turn the heat to medium.
- Sauté the garlic briefly, but turn heat off before the garlic could begin coloring.
- When pasta is al dente (firm but not too soft or overcooked), drain and transfer to a bowl.
- Top with the oil-garlic mixture.
- Spread the chopped parsley on top (if desired). Toss thoroughly and serve at once.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
This is truly a great classic recipe. Easy and tasty. I have made this as a side dish to grilled steak and salmon and it paired up so nicely. I will be making this many more times! -
I loved it. I'm a garlic lover, so I added more garlic. I also made it more spicier. Great recipe, Thanks !! -
This was very nice and mildly spicy. I used crushed red pepper flakes and it was probably not as hot as using the red chili peppers. Just right. Will make this again...thanks for sharing! -
Made this for Sunday supper and it was really, really "HOT" - (gotta watch those hot red chili peppers!) Great with a salad on the side and fresh bread crumbs and parmesan chese over it all! We will have this again.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Southern Lady
East Texas, 0
<p>I live with my husband of 20 years and two high school teenagers in the rolling hills of East Texas. We have 22 acres outside several small farming/ranching/oil communities, with 1-1/2 acre pond, 5 big dogs that swim the waters (and 1 who's old and sleeps all day inside), and a mama doe who has a set of twins each year. I'm a movie enthusiast and my passion is writing (novels and screenplays). Over the past 2 years I've picked up painting and love it. When my kids are out of college in 6 years, my husband and I plan to travel extensively. I'd love to relocate temporarily to different ares of the USA and world, just so I can absorb the culture (and write about them). My whole life has been centered around food to show love and to socialize, so when I travel I'll search for the best foods and absorb the richness of the people. In the book Beach Music by Pat Conroy, you can taste the foods and drinks of the piazzas in Rome down to the detail of the Southern cuisine in S. Carolina. When I grow up, I want to write as beautifully as Mr. Conroy. My favorite cookbooks are those put together as church or other fundraisers. There's nothing better than a church potluck dinner, so you're almost gauranteed excellent recipes. I love cooking but hate the clean up, so my plans are when I earn the publishing $$big bucks$$, I'll hire a full-time housekeeper so I may cook to my heart's delight and not get frustrated over a messy kitchen. I love experimenting and trying new recipes, but my DH is a meat & potatoes man, thus prefers the basics. One of my children has been a self-professed vegetarian for 11 years, making dinner time a real treat to prepare. I've read somewhere that your pet peeve is usually something of which you're frequently guilty, so I'm a little hesitant to say; however, mine would be inconsiderate people. So, I try on a daily basis to put a smile on someone's face by doing the right thing and setting a good example for children.</p>
