Spaghetti Aglio e Chilli Olio

Flavourful, cheap and super quick to make. As the name suggests, this dish is inspired by the Italian ‘spaghetti aglio e olio’ and I have this mostly for lunch or a lighter dinner. For the Chilli Joy, feel free to add more if you like!

Ingredients

• 2 cloves og garlic
• 3 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Chilli Joy
• 2 tablespoon grated parmigiano
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (optional)
• 120g spaghetti
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Start by boiling lightly seasoned water in a pot, peel and thinly slice the garlic and chope the koriander.
2. In a pan, add the garlic, olive oil and start cooking over medium-high heat from cold pan. Start boiling the spaghetti.
3. Cook the garlic till transluscent then add the Chilli Joy and cook untill the garlic is lightly brown. To prevent the garlic from burning, add a splash of the pasta water into the pan and turn off the heat.
4. Cook the spaghetti till it is 2 minutes from being al dente. Cooking time depends on the brand of pasta. My guess would be 6 minutes or so.
5. Add the spaghetti to the pan along with 5-6 tablespoon pasta water and keep the pasta water for now.
6. Cook everything in the pan over high heat the last two minutes and untill the pasta water and oil starts to combine. If you can hear the spaghetti is slowly starting to ‘fry’add a bit more pasta water.
7. You can check the consistency of the starchy water to check if the emulsion has formed. At this point, add the parmigiano and koriander and toss everything together. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Enjoy!