Garlic Pate Pasta De Alho Recipes

ROASTED GARLIC PATE

Steps:

• Wrap each head of garlic in a double thickness of aluminum foil.
• Bake in the middle of a 300F oven until soft, about 40-45 minute Set aside until cool enough to handle, about 15 minutes. Remove foil and separate cloves from the heads of garlic.
• Pinch each clove to remove it from its skin and place in the bowl of a food processor. Add cheese and pepper. Process for 30 seconds.
• With machine running add olive oil until mixture has the texture of softly whipped potatoes.
• Serve with crackers or as a topping for baked potatoes (divine!) or fettucine or linguine.

GARLIC PATE (PASTA DE ALHO)

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Bundle the heads of garlic into a double thickness of foil and twist the ends to seal the garlic inside.
• Bake the garlic for an hour, remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
• Heat water in the bottom of a double boiler.
• Trim all the rind from the brie and cut the cheese into 1" chunks.
• Place the brie in the top of the double boiler and warm it gently (never let the water boil) for 8 to 10 minutes (too much heat and you'll have a stringy mess).
• Meanwhile, peel the garlic, clove by clove and drop it into a blender or food processor.
• Add the cayenne, the olive oil and the water and process for 30 seconds.
• Scrape down the sides and process for another 30 seconds.
• Now add the softened cheese and pulse 8 or ten times.
• Transfer the mixture to a bowl and mix by hand till smooth (too much mixing the food processor can ruin it).
• Note: it can all be done hand--a good workout for it takes a good bit of mixing.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
• Serve in a crock or in ramekins; take the pate out of the fridge at least 30 minutes before you want to serve it.

SPAGHETTI AGLIO E OLIO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a pasta bowl.
• Combine garlic and olive oil in a cold skillet. Cook over medium heat to slowly toast garlic, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low when olive oil begins to bubble. Cook and stir until garlic is golden brown, about another 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir red pepper flakes, black pepper, and salt into the pasta. Pour in olive oil and garlic, and sprinkle on Italian parsley and half of the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; stir until combined.
• Serve pasta topped with the remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

MIDNIGHT PASTA WITH ANCHOVIES, GARLIC AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add pasta and cook, according to package directions, until about 2 minutes shy of al dente so the pasta can finish cooking in the sauce. It should still have a slight crunch in the center. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a large skillet, combine the oil, garlic, anchovies (if using), red-pepper flakes and pinch of salt over low heat. Cook until garlic is opaque and a few of the slices are pale gold at the edges (don't let the garlic turn brown), 2 to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook until it darkens, about 1 minute longer.
• Add the drained pasta, lemon zest and 1/3 cup of the reserved pasta water to skillet. Stir until the pasta is al dente and well coated with sauce. Add more pasta water, if needed, until the sauce is glossy and the pasta cooked to taste.
• Cut the zested lemon half in half (so you'll have a quarter of a lemon) and squeeze some juice into pasta. Stir in herbs and taste, adding more lemon juice and salt, if needed. Cut remaining lemon into wedges and serve it alongside the pasta, which should be garnished with more herbs and red-pepper flakes, a drizzle of oil and a generous sprinkle of cheese, if you like.

GARLIC BREAD (MOLHO DE ALHO)

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Combine butter, mayonnaise, and garlic in a food processor; blend until smooth. Spread mixture on both sides of French bread slices.
• Toast on the preheated grill until browned and crispy, about 5 minutes per side.

PASTA IN ALMOND GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Purée blanched almonds and garlic with water and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth.
• Cook cavatappi in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until almost al dente. Reserve 3 cups pasta-cooking water and drain pasta.
• Meanwhile, heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet (preferably straight-sided) over medium heat until foam subsides. Add almond purée and simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Add 2 1/2 cups reserved cooking water, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and simmer, whisking occasionally, until slightly thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter until melted. Add pasta and peas and cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is al dente (sauce will be thin), 2 to 3 minutes. Add cheese and lemon juice and stir until combined well. Remove from heat and stir in half of basil and mint and salt and pepper to taste. Serve pasta in bowls topped with chopped almonds, remaining herbs, and additional cheese.