Pasta Aglio e Olio

We follow the Pasta Aglio e Olio inspired by Chef from Binging With Babish closely, but here are a few notes.

Ingredients

• Elephant garlic makes this easier as you only need to peel and chop one or two cloves.
• Bottled lemon juice is fine!
• The red pepper flakes add spice, which can set off heartburn. Black pepper can be subbed.
• While you can use the cheapest pasta available ($1/pound), something higher quality really does take this to another level. We like Rao’s Homemade Bronze Die Cut Spaghetti Pasta ($2/pound).

Cooking

• Cook the pasta in as little water as possible to really concentrate the starch.
• Don’t stir the garlic around while it’s browning or it will clump up.