From Chef · 2014 · Screen-exact
Pasta Aglio e Olio
Serve when
The late-night plate Carl cooks to seduce — serve the second the garlic turns gold.
Before you start
Put the pasta water on before you press play; garlic thinly slivered, chili flakes and parsley ready, good oil warming low.
Cook-along start: before the movie
In the movie
Theatrical
- ~00:12:00 Carl cooks the late-night pasta for Molly, who closes her eyes at the first bite — the film's most sensual scene
Carl cooks this late at night for Molly — a handful of humble ingredients turned transcendent. He plates it, hands it over, and the camera lingers as she closes her eyes at the first bite. It's the film's most sensual scene, an argument that simple food, made with attention, is its own kind of seduction.
Ingredients
Method
- Boil the spaghetti in well-salted water until just shy of al dente. Save a mugful of the starchy pasta water before you drain.
- Meanwhile, warm the olive oil gently with the slivered garlic and red pepper flakes — low and patient, so the garlic turns pale gold and perfumes the oil without burning.
- Add the drained pasta to the pan with a splash of the reserved pasta water and toss hard, letting the starch pull the oil into a glossy sauce that clings to each strand.
- Off the heat, fold through the parsley, the Parmesan, and the lemon juice. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper, adding a little more pasta water if it tightens up.
- Twirl into warm bowls and serve at once, while it's silky.
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