Spaghetti Aglio E Olio Recipe | How to make Aglio E Olio

This is probably the simplest and one of the best tasting Spaghetti. Agile e Olio (Spaghetti with garlic and oil) is a traditional Italian dish. You would be amazed how just garlic, red chilly flakes and olive oil would add the best flavors to your spaghetti. This is very easy to make, and is a great recipe for someone who is tight on schedule. This is my first time making any type of Spaghetti, and trust me...it turned out to be great!

For us, students, with limited resources, and too lazy to cook dinner after a tiring day, this is a great recipe to try out.

So, here it is...Aglio e Olio from the Boy who Cooks...


Spaghetti Aglio E Olio Recipe | How to make Aglio E Olio


prep time

5 min
cooking time

10 min
total time

15 min


Course: Main
Taste: Garlicky
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients:
  •      8 Cups water to boil the spaghetti
  •      7-8 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  •      Garlic cloves, thinly chopped
  •      Chilly flakes
  •      Finely chopped Parsley
  •      Parmesan cheese as needed
  •      Salt as needed
Recipe:
  • Take the Extra Virgin Olive Oil in a cold pan and turn on the heat
  • Add the tiny chopped garlic cloves immediately to the oil while it is still cold
  • This way, the garlic is fried slowly, and it infuses more flavor to the oil
  • Meanwhile, boil water in a vessel and add 2-3 teaspoon salt
  • Add the Spaghetti to the boiling water and cook it until very al dente (around 12 min)
  • As the garlic starts turning golden, add some chilly flakes to it. Wait until the right time to add the chilly flakes or else they might get burnt
  • One the garlic are nicely fried (turned slightly golden) turn off the heat
  • Drain the spaghetti water, reserving one cup of it if needed for later use
  • Now, add the garlic oil mixture to the drained spaghetti and toss them properly
  • Add the finely chopped parsley and parmesan too
  • Mix it properly. If it is too dry, add some of the spaghetti water we reserved earlier. More often than not, you won't need to add the water
  • Add some salt if needed
 Garnish with parsley and parmesan. Serve warm.

The Boy Who Cooks

A Software Engineer by profession, I started cooking very recently and now just can't get enough of it. I don't adhere to one specific diet...I am more of a cook on the whim kind of a person. No one is born a great cook...One learns by doing. In the words of Julia Child, 'The only real stumbling block is the fear of failure. In cooking, you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude'.

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