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This is a classic and incredibly popular Italian pasta dish. Its beauty lies in its simplicity, featuring spaghetti tossed in a flavorful sauce of slowly toasted garlic, high-quality olive oil, and a hint of chili, all brought together with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.
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Thinly slice garlic and chop parsley. → While spaghetti cooks, slowly toast the sliced garlic in olive oil starting from a cold pan until golden brown. → Turn off the heat, add a half cup of pasta water to the garlic oil to create a sauce. → Drain the pasta (do not rinse) and toss it in a bowl with the garlic oil sauce, seasonings, parsley, and most of the Parmesan cheese. → Serve immediately, topped with the remaining cheese.
Thinly slice garlic and chop parsley. → While spaghetti cooks, slowly toast the sliced garlic in olive oil starting from a cold pan until golden brown. → Turn off the heat, add a half cup of pasta water to the garlic oil to create a sauce. → Drain the pasta (do not rinse) and toss it in a bowl with the garlic oil sauce, seasonings, parsley, and most of the Parmesan cheese. → Serve immediately, topped with the remaining cheese.
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Using high-quality olive oil and real Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese will make a significant difference in the final taste.
The key to this dish is to toast the garlic slowly and gently to infuse the oil without burning it, which would make it bitter.
It is crucial to start the garlic and oil in a cold pan to allow for a slow, even infusion of flavor.
Never, ever rinse your pasta after draining. The starch on the pasta helps the sauce adhere to it.
The sauce and the pasta are meant to be cooked at the same time, so they are both ready simultaneously.
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