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Pasta with agretti

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Ago Tanfossi

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Published on March 29, 2026

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Pasta with agretti is a spring-inspired first course flavored with garlic, oil, and chili pepper, ready in just a few simple steps. Discover the recipe!

Capolavoro Score 4.4/5 · 10 votes
Pasta with agretti

Ingredients

  • 10.7 oz Spaghetti
  • 4.2 oz barba di frate
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 Fresh chili pepper
  • 2.7 oz oil
  • to taste Salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    To prepare the pasta with agretti, start by cleaning the barba di frate: remove the earthy base, then cut them into 3-4 parts and rinse well. Slice the Aglio di Nubia garlic into rounds.

  2. 2

    Pour the oil into a pan, add the garlic, and cook over very low heat for about 5 minutes. Transfer everything to the mixer and blend until smooth.

  3. 3

    Pour the cream back into the same pan and add the chili peppers, cut into pieces. Let it flavor for a few minutes before adding the agretti.

  4. 4

    Season with salt and gently sauté, stirring often; it will take about 10 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water for half of their cooking time. Moisten the agretti with a ladle of the pasta cooking water.

  5. 5

    Drain the spaghetti into the pan, taking care to save some of the pasta water. Finish cooking the pasta by adding a little hot water at a time and stirring continuously. Your pasta with agretti is ready to be served!

Ago's Notes

  • Adjust the salt according to the salt content of the preserves.

This dish is an ode to simplicity, where the sweet-bitter flavor of agretti blends with the vibrancy of garlic and chili pepper. Let the flavors guide you, and enjoy each bite as a return to the roots of cooking.

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