[net.cooks] Spaghetti with more garlic than you would have believed possible

ark (09/09/82)

Ingredients:
	Spaghetti
	Green pepper
	Grated Romano cheese
	More garlic than you would have believed possible
	Butter

Specifically, for three people last night I used one small
green pepper, about half a bar of butter, and half a head
of garlic -- about eight cloves.

Clean the pepper and cut into thin strips.  Either mince the
garlic or run it through a garlic press.  If you're not sure
you have enough garlic, add more.  Even if you are sure you have
enough garlic, you should probably add more.  Trust me.
Melt some butter in a skillet, and saute the pepper and garlic
over low heat until the pepper begins to become less crisp.
While this is going on, cook the spaghetti (it will help to have
boiled the water in advance).  Don't overcook it.  Drain the
spaghetti thoroughly and add it to the butter, pepper, and garlic.
Now add a whole bunch more butter and mix it around well.  When the
butter has melted, sprinkle a lot of grated cheese over the whole
thing and keep stirring.  If it gets too dry, add more butter.

If you do this one right, the whole house will reek of garlic for
hours (days? weeks?).

johnl (09/11/82)

I tried it.  It was delicious, except that you have to use more
garlic than the recipe said.