Well it feels as if spring has finally, erm, sprung, so for lunch I fancied something a bit lighter. With my bread proving in the airing cupboard (thats coming in a post later), and me not wanted to leave it like a doting father, it was a store cupboard lunch today.
So I came up with this recipe for a simple pasta lunch:
Spaghetti with chili, garlic and lemon.
You will need;
1 Red Chili finely sliced,
1 Clove of Garlic, I like to grate it on a fine grater to avoid and garlic bits,
Enough spaghetti for 1 (or 2 if your greedy like me),
The juice of half a lemon,
Parmesan, a couple of good grates,
1 pan of boiling salted water
oil for frying.
How it happened;
Finely slice your chili and grate for garlic (slice if no grater can be found) and place in a frying pan on a low heat, you don't want to burn the garlic as this will ruin the taste, simple cooking it through will be enough. Fry until slightly colored, now place to one side.
Place your pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water, cook until al dente.
Drain the pasta once cooked, reserving a little of the cooking liquid, and add the lemon juice, chili and garlic.
Serve with Parmesan and season with freshly ground black pepper.
Enjoy.
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