Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Day 95 ... Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

 SPAGHETTI AGLIO e OLIO

This evening, I am preparing spaghetti aglio e olio. One of our family's favourite pasta and probably the easiest Italian dish to prepare. By the way, aglio e olio means garlic and oil. Yeah, I've checked. Confirmed, it's garlic and oil. :D
 1. The Pasta
Boil the spaghetti pasta in salted water until half-done. 
Drain and set aside.

2. The Ingredients
Saute a handful of garlic, ginger and fresh chillies in olive oil. 
All finely chopped and minced on the chopping board. 
I don't have dried chilly flakes as required by this dish, 
so I'm gonna use the next better thing. Fresh chilly bits.
Add seasalt, pepper, basil herbs and 1/3 mushroom stock (no preservatives) for better flavour.

3. Toss In
When the pan ingredients are releasing a nice aroma, 
toss in shitake mushrooms. 
Then, the pasta. Add some water.
Simmer for just a bit to allow the noodles 
to SOAK UP the wonderful flavour. 
The pasta is ready when the liquid is all soaked up.
Dish out and serve with a side salad.

Ooooh Yummy! 
You could taste every single strand of 
delightfully-flavoured spaghetti noodle.
Justine commented, and I too agree, 
that it wasn't chilly-hot and SPICY enough. 
The cili-padi KiCK is not there, if You know what I mean.
Next time, I will have to use cili padi (bird's eye chilly).

 
Today, I had my one shake of The Green Drink 
in the morning, sanwiches for lunch and pasta for dinner. 
I also had SuPPeR tonight with Bryan when I picked him up 
from the PJ center at 9pm. Char Kuey Teow Tambah Chilly 
(Fried Rice Noodles with extra chilly).




To Sum Up
1 shake & 3 meals (Yikes!)
Juice. Fruit. BioFruity.Water. Milk Tea.

Time of Posting : 8am (Wednesday)