Mushroom Aglio Olio with Prawns. Flawlessly executed – the optimal level and combination of al dente, oil and chilli padi spiciness is happily achieved. Check out the big, fat and crunchy prawns, which soak up the flavour of the spicy oil so marvelously that I actually cut them all into…
Prawn and bacon aglio olio with mushrooms and chilli padi. If this pasta were human it’d be a feisty, earthy and well-bosomed farm girl. The aglio olio is aggressively fragrant, smelling smokily porky with a strong hint of mushroom. The bacon here isn’t the crispy sort but of the chewy…
Teriyaki Chicken Aglio Olio. The enjoyably sweet teriyaki chicken went surprisingly well with the salty spiciness of the pasta, and I was sufficiently distracted from the fact that chicken is merely the kept woman of aglio olio whilst his prawny soulmate was away for work. I wanted to say that…
Aglio olio – spaghetti with sautéed garlic, chilli and pine nuts, finished with extra virgin olive oil. Nicely wet and oily. Unlike standard chilli padi, the chilli deployed here was of the dried and slightly burnt variety, and the spiciness is transient, disappearing before the iced water touches your lips.…
Chicken aglio olio – linguine tossed with olive oil, garlic and fresh red chilli. Like the bespectacled geek with the decent face that you firmly believe has the potential to be the sort of stuff salivated over and reblogged on Tumblr…provided he went to the gym. The chicken was nicely…
Spaghetti Aglio Olio with added Tiger Prawns and Chilli Padi. The pasta normally didn’t come with chilli padi, but they were happy to oblige when I asked for it. The spaghetti was thinner than usual, suitably salty and well lubed for smooth in-mouth gliding while the prawns were well-grilled and…
Prawn aglio olio – spaghetti and prawns cooked al dente with onions, clove garlic, chilli and white wine. Although being as visually appealing as a slice of Gardenia bread, the Chinese-esque aglio olio packs a secret taste punch with its fragrance and strong Hokkien Mee-esque flavour. The spicy chilli oil…
Spaghetti ai Porcini e Gamberi – spaghetti aglio olio with porcini mushrooms, chilli padi and prawns. Sample this blindfolded and you might just mistake this for good old-fashioned Hokkien Mee. The prawns and mushrooms, which could have reinforced the notion that this is ultimately still aglio olio, didn’t help much…
Aglio olio pasta. My jaw worked on the pasta the same way it would on chewing gum – methinks the pasta probably moved from the pot to the pan way before it was ready, resulting in severe adjustment issues and eventual clinginess with schoolmates. I heard people secretly bitch that…