Also known simply as Algio E Olio, it is translated as "Garlic with oil". And as the name suggests, it is a spaghetti dish that is cooked with garlic and olive oil. Mmm~~!
The secret of cooking this simple dish is the freshness of the ingredients - because a dish that is simple to cook doesn't mean it is easy for it to be delicious!
Ingredients:
In a pan, heat up about a LOT of olive oil. Probably enough to have a nice thick layer of it on your pan. Keep in mind it has to be enough to thinly coat your spaghetti. On mine it's probably 6 tablespoons of olive oil... If you're a health freak and want it less, it's up to you. You can compensate by adding pasta water later on to make it even wetter.
Fry your garlic, making sure it doesn't brown. Fry it on low heat. Add some black pepper...
...and chilli powder (can be omitted)
and your lovely finely chopped coriander leaves! (it has to be a lot finer than what i've done, folks!)
Stir well, letting it soak up the lovely olive oil~
Add in your prawns and chopped red bellpepper~
And stir well! And when the prawns are cooked, it is time to add your...
Al Dente spaghetti! (another secret to Aglio e Olio is that the pasta must be cooked in salted water (2 tbsps) and it MUST be al dente)
Stir well in the pan~ Let it soak up all those lovely juices. And VOILA! It is done!
If it seems a bit too dry, you can pour some of the pasta water, OR, even better, if you love clams or oysters or any of the shelled stuff (I don't eat them by the way), you can boil that firsthand and add it into the pan after it's all been cooked, and using some of the clam/osyter/whatever juice to give the dish a nice gravy. I'm going to try that next time around :D
Also, if you are a fan of spicy food, you can fry a dried chilli in the hot olive oil and take it out. Or, you can fry finely chopped red or green chillies, or even cili padi (thai chilli - super hot stuff!)
Simple to cook, meatless, delicious, what more can you ask for~~?
The secret of cooking this simple dish is the freshness of the ingredients - because a dish that is simple to cook doesn't mean it is easy for it to be delicious!
Ingredients:
- Olive oil
- 10 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 2 tsp chilli powder (optional)
- 1 red bell pepper (optional as well)
- 3 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped (or 5 tbsp dried coriander flakes)
- 500g prawns (i used freshwater for this recipe)
- 1 cup pasta water, reserved from cooking the spaghetti for this dish
- 1 packet spaghetti (500g), cooked Al dente.
In a pan, heat up about a LOT of olive oil. Probably enough to have a nice thick layer of it on your pan. Keep in mind it has to be enough to thinly coat your spaghetti. On mine it's probably 6 tablespoons of olive oil... If you're a health freak and want it less, it's up to you. You can compensate by adding pasta water later on to make it even wetter.
Fry your garlic, making sure it doesn't brown. Fry it on low heat. Add some black pepper...
...and chilli powder (can be omitted)
and your lovely finely chopped coriander leaves! (it has to be a lot finer than what i've done, folks!)
Stir well, letting it soak up the lovely olive oil~
Add in your prawns and chopped red bellpepper~
And stir well! And when the prawns are cooked, it is time to add your...
Al Dente spaghetti! (another secret to Aglio e Olio is that the pasta must be cooked in salted water (2 tbsps) and it MUST be al dente)
Stir well in the pan~ Let it soak up all those lovely juices. And VOILA! It is done!
If it seems a bit too dry, you can pour some of the pasta water, OR, even better, if you love clams or oysters or any of the shelled stuff (I don't eat them by the way), you can boil that firsthand and add it into the pan after it's all been cooked, and using some of the clam/osyter/whatever juice to give the dish a nice gravy. I'm going to try that next time around :D
Also, if you are a fan of spicy food, you can fry a dried chilli in the hot olive oil and take it out. Or, you can fry finely chopped red or green chillies, or even cili padi (thai chilli - super hot stuff!)
Simple to cook, meatless, delicious, what more can you ask for~~?
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