Josh's Recipes

Pasta Aglio E Olio

by joshua weissman

a bowl of pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • cup olive oil
  • 7 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup fresh chopped parsley
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Parmigiano Cheese for serving if desired

Directions

  1. Begin by boiling the spaghetti in heavily salted water.
  2. Once pasta is almost finished, add extra virgin olive oil into a large saute pan and heat over medium heat.
  3. Once hot, add finely chopped garlic and red pepper flakes. Saute until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
  4. Once pasta is done, reserve ½ cup pasta water. Drain pasta.
  5. Add pasta immediately to the hot oil. Turn off the heat and toss aggressively.
  6. Add pasta water until evenly coated with water/oil.
  7. Season to taste with salt and add finely chopped parsley. Mix to combine.
  8. Plate and top with grated parmesan.