Garlic and chili fried in olive oil, sometimes with onion and peppers, cherry tomatoes, olives, tuna, or white wine and mussels steamed in a covered pot until they open; the pasta (sometimes with a vegetable cooked along with it) goes into the pot with lemon, a little of the cooking water, parsley or Parmesan.
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early), until al dente.
⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot
💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
2
Drain.
Colander
To assemble
3
Heat the olive oil in a large pot and fry the garlic about 1 minute, until the garlic is lightly golden.
⚙ Pan-fryingStoveLarge pot
4
Add the drained pasta, season with salt and black pepper and toss well.
5
Serve immediately.
498calories
13 gprotein
73 gcarbs
15 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 61%● fat 28%
Per serving (118 g), of 4 servings
For the Cooked pasta · To assemble ·
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Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Large pot· Also works: Pot (Cook in two batches)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Colander· Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
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Possible additions: olive oil · Butter heated with the oil · onion · Anchovy melted into the oil · garlic · Chili · Heat for the garlic (low) · Chili goes in after the garlic (time) (30 seconds) · Stir-fried broccoli · Broccoli boiled in water and mashed (minutes) (4–5) · carrot · Red pepper · Green pepper · Yellow pepper · Zucchini · Mushrooms · Calamari · Shrimp · Cherry tomatoes · Cooked tomatoes · Oregano · Dried basil in the sauce · Italian seasoning · Paprika · Olives · Sun-dried tomatoes · Tuna · Capers · White wine · Fresh spinach · Ricotta (creamy sauce) · Nutmeg · Clams · Purging the clams in salt water (1 hour) · Mussels · Tomato paste · butter · Lemon juice · Spoonfuls of ricotta on top · Lemon juice boiled with the cooking water · Grated lemon zest · Parsley · Lemon slices for serving · Parmesan melted into the sauce · Mozzarella on top · Parmesan for serving · Basil for serving · Toasted pine nuts for serving · Toasted almonds · Vinegar · Canned sardines · Sautéed grated carrot · Crumbled cheese on top
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