Binging with Babish: Pasta Aglio e Olio from "Chef"
Hey guys, what's up? I'm back with a newepisode and it's been kind of a long week so...
I wanted to make something a littlequicker a little easier this week.
And I've always wanted to try that pastaAglio e Olio from that flirtatious scene in Chef.
And look at this, it onlyhas six ingredients, perfect.
So we're gonna start by bringing a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil.
And while that comes up to a boil, we'regonna peel our garlic.
And this is a great little trick. You take all the cloves of garlic and put them in a tupperware and give them a good shake.
Like just shake the hell out of it.
And then, you open up, you have perfectly peeled...oh that didn't really work, did it?
I -- I guess we're gonna peel these by hand, so get your tools ready.
And get to peeling.
Be sure to use your Scotch as necessary.
Now we want to slice all the cloves of garlic very thinly and put them aside while we pick our parsley leaves off their stems.
Now, we want to get rid of any big thick stems, but smaller ones are ok because we're going to chop this pretty fine.
So we're gonna chop it up very fine before heading over to the stove and add our pasta at the boiling water
And add about a 1/2 a cup of olive oil to a large sauté pan.
Once shimmering, we're going to add the garlic...
And just when you start to see it turning brown, add the red pepper flake, and remove it from the heat.
The garlic will continue to cook until a nice toasty golden brown, at which point you're gonna add the pasta.
We're gonna add back some pasta water to help create more of a cohesive sauce before mixing in the parsley.
A big squeeze of lemon juice...
And give it one last check for seasoning and hit it with any salt and pepper that it needs...
Give it a good stir...
And then plate it up just like John does with a big carving fork.
Make a nice little nest like that in the center of the bowl.
Now this is an example of a recipe that is greater than the sum of its parts.
It was absolutely fantastic.
If you don't believe me, let's hear what I said after my first bite...
"Mmm...oh sh*t, that's good...mmm."
It really was that good.
The only thing missing was Jon Favreaufor me to make sexy eyes at.
What dish can make any man or woman ache for the touch of Jon Favreau? Pasta Aglio e Olio is the dreamy midnight snack that lives up to its porny portrayal in the foodie-comedy-drama "Chef". Recipe below! Recipe: https://www.bingingwithbabish.com/recipes/2017/5/4/aglioeolio RECIPE *Ingredients* 1/2 head garlic, separated and peeled 1 bunch parsley, rinsed 1/2 cup good quality olive oil 1 tsp red pepper flakes 1/2 lb dry linguine 1/2 lemon *Method* Heavily salt a large pot of water, and bring to a boil. Cook pasta to al dente while completing the steps below. Slice the garlic cloves thinly, and set aside. Pick the parsley leaves from their stems, and finely chop. Add olive oil to a large sauté pan, and heat over medium flame until shimmering. Add sliced garlic, stirring constantly, until garlic is barely toasted. Add the red pepper flake and remove from heat. Add the pasta, drained, with about 1/4 cup reserved pasta cooking water. Add lemon juice and parsley, and toss to combine. Season for salt and pepper, and serve. Watch this episode in Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7i_ibZvW4k Binging With Babish Website: http://bit.ly/BingingBabishWebsite Basics With Babish Website: http://bit.ly/BasicsWithBabishWebsite Patreon: http://bit.ly/BingingPatreon Instagram: http://bit.ly/BabishInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/BabishFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/BabishTwitter