Pasta Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino

5.0(1554)

This late-night Roman staple is astonishingly full-flavored. Start the water before you do anything else, because the sauce takes less than 10 minutes start to finish.

by Mark Bittman

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ItalianDinner, Easy, Lunch, Pastas, Main Course

Servings

4 servings.

Total time

20 min

Calories / serving

641 kcal

Ingredients (6)

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2 to 3 whole fresh peperoncini (small red chiles), or small dried red chiles
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oilextra-virgin-olive-oil
4 garlic cloves, thinly slicedgarlic
1/4 cup chopped Italian parsleyparsley
3/4 pound linguine or spaghettispaghetti

Instructions (3 steps)

01Put a pot of salted water on to boil. Remove the stems of the peperoncini, halve them lengthwise, then slice them into 1/4-inch lengths. Put the oil, garlic and peperoncini in a large deep pan set over medium-high heat, and cook until the garlic is translucent and golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the parsley to the pan, and turn off the heat.
02Meanwhile, cook the pasta until it is aldente, nearly but not quite done and still a bit chalky in the middle. Drain, and reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
03When the oil has cooled for a couple of minutes, add 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water, and reduce over high heat by about half. Add the pasta, and stir vigorously as it continues to cook. Add the reserved pasta water a bit at a time as necessary to finish cooking the pasta, and develop the thickened sauce. Season with salt, and serve.

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