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Penne Aglio e Olio
The five-ingredient Italian classic — pasta, good olive oil, garlic and chilli. Minimal mise en place, maximum margin.
Ingredients
- 250 g Penne Pasta
- 4 tbsp Olive Oil
- 6 cloves Garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp Red chilli flakes
- to taste Salt & parsley
Method
- Cook the penne in salted boiling water until al dente; reserve a little pasta water.
- Warm the olive oil on low heat and gently fry the sliced garlic with chilli flakes until pale gold.
- Toss the drained penne in the oil with a splash of pasta water to emulsify.
- Finish with chopped parsley and serve at once.