Name: Spaghettini Olio Aglio e Peperoncino (Quick-cook Spaghetti with Oil, Garlic and Chilli)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a first course, or 3 as a main course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 375 g (12 oz) quick-cook spaghetti or capellini; 2-3 dried chillies, according to size and strength; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 4 garlic cloves, chopped very finely; salt; 7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a first course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Pasta-lover's Cookbook

By Anna Del Conte

Published 1994

About

Ingredients

7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped very finely
2-3 dried chillies

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying-pan and fry the garlic, chillies and parsley until the garlic just begins to brown. Do not let the garlic burn, or it will acquire a bitter flavour. Add salt to taste.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to pack instructions, until al dente.
When the spaghetti is cooked, drain it and transfer immediately to the fryin