Saturday 30 May 2009

Aglio & olio-simple pasta sauce

Another typical Saturday. Up (relatively) early to prepare for a huge BBQ on Sunday, my almost son-in-law pops his head through the kitchen door, followed by a friend of his. Both are pretty built & ravenous types. Naturally, since I spent the morning cooking for the next day, lunch was meant to be simple, for 4 people, not 16. Therefore I adapted a classic pasta dish, aglio & olio (literally garlic & oil-sounds better in Italian).

Classic aglio & olio is just garlic cloves sauteed in olive oil with a dried chili pepper.

This time I added the following:

6 cloves garlic
5 anchovies
6 sundried tomatoes
1/2 cup of green olives
capers
chopped parsley

Slice all the ingredients. Wait until the pasta has been thrown into the boiling water & turn the heat on the olive oil, garlic & anchovies. Let the garlic saute nicely, the anchovies will melt. Add the , capers & olives. Pour onto cooked spaghetti, sprikle with parsely.

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