Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Mushroom

 

Ingredients:4 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped
A few pinch of dried red-pepper flakes (optional)
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced (I used white button mushrooms)
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 packet of spaghetti
1 tbsp butter
3 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/4 tsp fresh coarsely ground black pepper

 

Method:

1. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the spaghetti until just done, about 98-9 minutes. Reserve a few tbsp of the pasta water.

2. In the meantime, heat up a frying pan. Add in olive oil over medium heat. Add in the chopped garlic, cook, stirring, until the garlic softens, fragrant and lightly brown. Dish out half of it and reserve it for garnish later.

3. Add the sliced mushrooms and the salt and cook until the mushrooms exude liquid, the liquid evaporates, and the mushrooms begin to brown, about 6 minutes.

4. Drain the pasta and toss it into the mushroom mixture together with the, chili flakes, chopped parsley and the pepper. Drizzle in a 2-3 tbsp of the pasta water and mix well.

5. Turn off the heat and lastly add in the butter and toss well. Garnish it with the reserve fried garlic and serve immediately.

Note: For slightly creamier pasta, I will omit the pasta water and add a few tbsp of milk and a tbsp of grated parmesan to it.

 

 

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