Aglio E Olio

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 8 ounces spaghetti or 8 ounces linguine
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• hot red pepper flakes
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 fill large stock pot 2/3 full with cold water, add salt to taste and about 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and bring to a boil.
• 2 when water boils add pasta.
• 3 while water is heating, combine half of the olive oil, 2/3 of the garlic and salt in a large skillet and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until garlic browns.
• 4 remove from heat and add remaining garlic, red pepper, lemon juice and 2 or 3 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water and stir.
• 5 when pasta is cooked al dente, reserve 2 tablespoons of cooking water and drain.
• 6 transfer pasta and garlic mixture to a large bowl and toss to combine.
• 7 transfer pasta and garlic mixture back to skillet, add salt, reserved cooking water and remaining olive oil and cook over medium heat for about 1 minute, tossing and stirring constantly.
• 8 transfer back to large bowl and serve.
• 9 serve with grated parmesan or romano cheese.