Best Pasta Aglio Olio E Peperoncino Recipes

SPAGHETTI AGLIO, OLIO, E PEPERONCINI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and reserve 1 cup of cooking water.
• Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet. Add chile and garlic; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in 1/4 cup reserved pasta water and stir. Add drained pasta to the skillet and toss. Add extra pasta water if needed to keep the spaghetti moist but not soggy. Mix in parsley. Toss again and plate. Top with remaining olive oil, if desired. Serve immediately.

SPAGHETTI AGLIO, OLIO E PEPERONCINO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Once water is boiling add salt to taste and cook spaghetti 'al dente'.While you're waiting, start preparing the sauce.
• Peel garlic clove(s), split it in half and discard the green part that is in the middle. Chop the rest of the clove.If you're using whole (fresh or dried) chili pepper, slice it lengthwise, remove the seeds and discard the stem. Chop peperoncino coarsely.
• Put oil, garlic and fresh peperoncino or dried chili flakes in a skillet pan, start heating over low heat.Let them fry for about two minutes then add a little bit of parsley.
• Once spaghetti are cooked, move them to the skillet along with a small ladle of so of pasta cooking water. Pasta should not float in the water, add just enough to let pasta absorb a little bit of it. Toss everything in the pan for a minutes or so. Add the remaining chopped parsley and give it another nice toss before serving.

SPAGHETTI AGLIO, OLIO, E PEPERONCINO CON BOTTARGA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat.
• Add garlic to the oil and cook until just warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes. Add chile pepper and stir together, reducing the temperature to medium-low. Continue stirring. The garlic should never become dark brown or crispy. If this has happened, the garlic is burnt and no longer appropriate for consumption.
• Drain the pasta, reserving at least 1 cup pasta water. Add the spaghetti to the oil mixture, still on medium-low heat. Stir or toss until all the spaghetti is well coated. Add 3/4 of the bottarga and stir to mix with the spaghetti, adding the reserved pasta water to hydrate as needed. There should be a little "sauce" when serving but not soupy.
• Divide onto 4 plates and sprinkle with chopped parsley and lemon zest; squeeze lemon juice over and sprinkle remaining bottarga on top right before serving.