Spaghetti Olio e Aglio...........with chilli flakes and chopped anchovies...... topped with grated parmesan cheese............Since son H made his first spaghetti olio e aglio for his big brother sometime ago.....his 'kor kor' fell in love with it .....and had been asking me to make this for him these days.......his usual white sauce were history for him.....and i gladly made it for him coz it is easy and i added some variations to it......
For those who are not familiar with this......i will explain it further......olio in italian means olive oil and aglio means garlic......so this dish is made by sauteing finely chopped garlic ( you can used sliced garlic too if you do not like it chop up) in olive oil til slightly golden and season with salt and pepper to taste... then stir in newly boiled and drained spaghetti to pan and coat it well with the fried garlic oil......
For variations.....i added 2 pieces of chopped anchovies (canned ones) to be saute with the garlic in olive oil and also some chilli flakes or black pepper...before adding the spaghetti.......top it with bacon bits or anything that fancies you to this dish .....and don't forget to add grated parmesan cheese before serving........here are some pics of my variations......
Spaghetti Olio with seafood............
Spaghetti Olio with ham and meat dumplings ( siew mai).....
