AGLIO OLIO (MEERRA )

AGLIO OLIO

Ingredients:

100 grms broccoli cut into bite size
100 grms carrot cut into small rounds

500 grms Angle Hair pasta
1 tbs oil

¼ cup olive oil
6 pips garlic thinly sliced
½ tsp red pepper flakes
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

1 tbs fresh Italian parsley chopped
½ cup grated cheese

Method:
Steam the broccoli and carrots and keep aside.
Bring a large pot of of water lightly salted, to boil.
Add in the tbs of oil, cook the Angle hair pasta in the the boiling water.
Strring occasionally until cooked through, but firm to the bite.
Drain and transfer the pasta to a bowl. Retain ¼ cup of the pasta water.

Combine garlic and the olive oil in a cold pan, cook over medium heat to,
slowly toast garlic, about 5 minutes, reduce heat to medium low when olive oil begins to bubble.
Cook and stir until garlic is golden brown, remove from heat.
Stir red pepper flakes, black pepper , the steamed vegetables and salt into the pasta.
Pour in olive oil and garlic, and sprinkle on the Italian parsley , and 2 tbs of the pasta water.
Sprinkle half of the grated cheese and stir until combined.
Serve pasta tipped with the remaining grated cheese.