Ingredients: pasta, garlic, olive oil, chili flakes, parmesan.
Steps: Boil pasta. Fry sliced garlic and chili flakes gently in olive oil until fragrant. Toss with drained pasta and a splash of pasta water. Finish with parmesan.
Serves 2. Save a mug of pasta water before draining — it’s what makes the sauce cling instead of pooling at the bottom of the bowl.