Spaghetti Aio Oio
From caramia 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This Roman classic is the one dish that all Italians know how to make. Great as a late night snack.
Ingredients
- 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced, or more to taste shopping list
- 1/2 a dried chili pepper, crumbled, or more to taste (don't overdo it, and fresh hot peppers, will be fine too) shopping list
- 1/3 cup good olive oil shopping list
- 1 pound spaghetti shopping list
- Grated parmigiano or Pecorino Romano (optional shopping list
How to make it
- Bring 6 quarts of lightly salted water to a boil and add the spaghetti. Meanwhile, mince the garlic, crumble the red pepper, and sauté them in the oil until the garlic begins to brown. Turn off the heat (the garlic will continue to brown; you don't want it to overbrown and become bitter).
- When the spaghetti are done, drain them well, transfer them to a bowl, and stir the sauce into them. Serve with grated Parmigiano or Pecorino Romano on the side; some people like it, including some Romans, whereas others, especially traditionalist Romans, shudder at the idea
People Who Like This Dish 4
- virtualsteve Wagga Wagga, AU
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I make this too but I've never tried it with the dried chilies-I bet that would be really good! One day we had out of town friends drop by unexpectedly and of course we invited them to eat with us; I didn't have anything prepared and so I made this ...more
toleliz
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Yes - I make this all the time (even though I am not an Italian) and your version works great (although I scaled it down for 3 persons). A great dish which most people will have the ingredients for close at hand. :)
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