Name: Spaghetti Aglio e Olio con Sedano e Peperoncino (Spaghetti with Garlic, Chilli and Celery)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 un-waxed lemon, zest; Salt, to taste; 1 clove garlic, chopped; ½ chilli, chopped; 320 g Spaghetti di Gragnano Caccese; 1 slice of bread, roughly chopped; 10 g pine nuts, roasted; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 60 g parsley leaves; 80 ml extra virgin olive oil; 40 g Grana Padano cheese, grated; Salt and pepper (to taste); 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 150 g celery, finely chopped; 50 g onion, chopped

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

4 Grosvenor Square

By Danilo Cortellini

Published 2016

About

The extraordinary simplicity behind a plate of spaghetti aglio e olio actually makes it a recipe that has not been mastered by a lot of people. There is no space to hide when you’ve only really got three ingredients. You need to know what you’re doing, and the tricks that make all the difference.

This Neapolitan recipe is a great example of Southern Italians’ determination and resolution; whenever we cannot find anything more attractive than dry pasta, oil and garlic in our c