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Spaghetti with Garlic and Olive Oil
by Waatokok Kitchen
A simple spaghetti dish in which garlic, olive oil, and chili flakes form the base of the flavor, finished with parsley to add freshness. Since it has few ingredients, the result depends especially on infusing the oil with garlic without letting it burn.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Category
- Main course
- Cuisine
- Italian
- Serve
- Hot
- Techniques
- BoilSauté
- Meal
- LunchDinner
Tips
Cook the garlic carefully: you want it to infuse the oil with its aroma and take on a light color, not to burn. If the garlic darkens too much, it can give the entire pasta a bitter taste.
Ingredients
Spaghetti (200 g)
$10.50 MXN
Garlic (6 cloves)
≈ $1.98 MXN
Olive oil (1/3 cup)
$22.27 MXN
Chili flakes (1/2 teaspoon)
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Parsley (2 tablespoons)
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Price reference: Guadalajara, Jalisco
Estimated cost so far
≈ $34.75 MXN
3 of 5 ingredients
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Steps
- 1. Boil the pasta10 min
Cook the spaghetti in water with a pinch of salt until it is fully cooked, and reserve a little of the cooking water.
- 2. Infused oil5 min
This step is for preparing the oil with aromas and flavors: sauté the garlic, cut into thin slivers, in olive oil over low heat until golden brown, and then add the red pepper flakes.
- 3. Mix2 min
Toss the spaghetti with the garlic oil and a splash of the cooking water you set aside, and top with parsley.
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