Everyone sees the amazing recipes that Tasty puts on Facebook. I’m always down for a new recipe and I thought I’d take a shot at the wine spaghetti. Because when you combine wine and pasta your bound to get something amazing right?
In case you’re wondering her is the recipe.
4 cups water
1 bottle full bodied red wine (they suggested Cabernet)
1 pound spaghetti
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup freshly grated parmesan
½ cup flat leaf Italian parsley
What to do
1. Measure ¼ cup of the wine and set aside
2. Combine the water and the remainder of the bottle of wine (about 3 cups) in a large pot and bring to a boil.
3. Once boiling, add spaghetti and cook (stirring frequently) until al-dente, about 7 minutes.
4. Reserve ¼ cup of the cooking liquid and drain the spaghetti. Set aside.
5. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil on medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Add the reserve cooking liquid and ¼ cup of reserved wine to the skillet and bring to a simmer. Add the pasta and toss to coat with the sauce.
7. Add the butter and stir until it melts into the pasta.
8. Add salt and pepper, Parmesan, add parsley and stir to combine.
9. Serve on it’s on or top with more Parmesan and parsley and open up another bottle of wine!
While, I thought that the recipe was a hit I did find some things that I would change. I made this around 11AM so I decided to make a second batch for lunch. I used less pasta but followed the recipe. One thing that I found with this was the flavor had 10 times the punch!! It was also saucier. I also forgot about the butter and added the pasta first. BOTH times!! But it they both still came out perfect! I would definitely make this dish again one thing that I would change would be to use less pasta! One package made way too much. I would also up the wine a little more. Both for boiling and for the sauce.
Here is the final product. Some people think though it looked like worms when I posted it on my social media. If you try it share your pictures with me on Instagram and Twitter. @heyitssonya and @heyitssonya01 respectively.
