Recipe

Homestyle Greek Spaghetti Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Timewolf / All my dishes 2 years, 5 months ago This is one of the first dishes my Greek grandmother taught me to cook as a child. I still cook this dish every few weeks. Its very versatile and can be served with almost any accent from dried or fresh tomatoes to capers to shrimp to artichoke hea... More Prep:10m Cook:15m Servings:4	Timewolf
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Ingredients

1 lb. Spaghetti, 100% durum wheat semolina (I use an Italian import called Garofalo, #9 size)

1 Onion, medium size sweet yellow

1 Garlic clove, large

Fresh Greek oregano leaves to taste, stripped from stem

I Tablespoon Capers

1/2 cup Feta, coarsely crumbled

1/4 cup sliced Kalamata olives

1 Lemon

Light olive oil (for saute')

High quality extra virgin olive oil (to finish the dish)

Coarse Kosher salt

Coarsely ground black pepper

Directions

Put at least 3 quarts of salted fresh water on to boil.

Heat a saute' pan which is large enough for the cooked pasta and liberally coat pan with with cooking grade olive oil.

Fine dice onion and add to oiled hot saute pan.

Season onion dice with salt and pepper and begin clarifying, take care not to brown onions.

When water is rapidly boiling add spaghetti, stir once after pasta sinks below the surface. Pasta should cook fo about 11 minutes. *

Crush the garlic clove with the flat of a knife and add to almost clarified onions, toss frequently.

When pasta is cooked, remove garlic clove from saute pan and add drained but still dripping wet pasta.

Quickly add oregano leaves, olives and capers (plus any other accent) to saute' pan.

Toss ingredients over medium high heat to evaporate remaining moisture and coat pasta. (the steam warms the accents)

Turn pasta into individual pasta bowls.

Top with feta cheese, drizzle with extra virgin oilve oil to taste.

Season with coarse black pepper, and 1/4 lemon squeezed over top.

* Pasta: http://www.fredericksburg-fun.com/blog/2007/01/06/eating-little-strings/

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chefmeow 2 years, 5 months ago said:
This sounds and looks fabulous. Anything in the Greek line of cooking is great with me. Will make this weekend. Thanks for sharing.

notyourmomma 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Boy oh boy, does this sound wonderful. I love all those flavors. Yummy combo. Thanks for the post.

mjcmcook 6 months, 4 weeks ago said:
~Hello~
I just read this recipe~which is
"5"FORK!!!!! ALL the WAY~~~
AND
"tasted it in my head"~ I am sure that You know what I mean by this phrase~
I will make it for my 'Family' very soon~
Thank-you for sharing~
NOW~~~I would Really Like to read more
of Your recipes????
~*~mj~*~