Friday, February 1, 2008

Garlic, chile, lemon


This is a little pasta dish I made the other day with everything that was left in our fridge. Lately, I've been obsessed with the simple Italian flavor profile of olive oil, garlic, chile and lemon. If you heat up a good amount of olive oil, throw in a couple gloves of minced garlic, a small finely chopped shallot, a couple of pinches of dried red chile flakes and cook it over low heat, then toss it with some cooked hot pasta, a little pasta water, Parmesan cheese, lemon zest, and maybe some parsley for good measure... holy shit, it just tastes so good! Really clean, bright flavors with ingredients that are always on hand. I threw in some julienned zucchini and carrot too.

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