Luce's Spaghettini

7 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces spaghettini
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 large garlic cloves, lightly crushed
  • 3 dried hot chili peppers (Calabrian) or 3 dried arbol chiles
  • 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, finely grated

Directions

  1. 1
    Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente.
  2. 2
    Meanwhile, heat both oils and garlic in a large heavy deep skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until garlic is almost blackened all over, 79 minutes (the long cooking time deepens the flavor).
  3. 3
    Tear peppers in half; add seeds and pods to skillet.
  4. 4
    Cook, stirring often, until seeds are dark brown, about 2 minutes.
  5. 5
    Discard garlic and pods, leaving seeds in oil.
  6. 6
    If pasta isnt ready yet, remove skillet from heat; set aside.
  7. 7
    Once pasta is cooked, reheat garlic-chile oil until it shimmers.
  8. 8
    Using tongs, transfer pasta with some water still clinging to it from pot to skillet (it will splatter; the starchy water helps form the sauce).
  9. 9
    Add 2 tbsp pasta cooking liquid; remove skillet from heat; toss just until evenly coated, adding more cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls if dry.
  10. 10
    Divide pasta among bowls and garnish each with 1 tbsp Parmesan.

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