I'll be living in an apartment next year and I have been brainstorming where I can put my favorite recipes, when I realized I can put some of them here. First is a recipe inspired by my favorite dish at Lune Ristorante in Venice, Florida. There is a lot of garlic, so don't eat it before an important meeting or date.
Ingredients:
4 quarts of water
1 pound of spaghetti
5 tablespoons of olive oil
10-15 cloves of garlic
salt
red pepper flakes
parsley flakes
parmesan cheese
Makes 4 Servings
Steps:
1) Peel and dice the garlic.
2) Boil the 4 quarts of water. Add salt to taste.
3) While waiting to boil, snap dry noodles in halves.
4) While pasta is cooking, put the 5 tablespoons of olive oil and the diced garlic in a sauté pan and turn the burner to the low heat. After a minute, add pepper flakes and parsley to taste. Stir occasionally until the garlic is golden.
5) Once the water is boiling, cook the spaghetti for 9-11 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6) Once the spaghetti is cooked, save 1/2 of the water for later, before draining the pasta.
7) Once the garlic is golden, add the 1/2 cup of pasta water. Stir in well and then add in the cooked spaghetti. Stir everything together until the spaghetti is coated.
8) Serve with parmesan cheese and enjoy.