January 12, 2020–So I received a bottle of red wine that actually tasted more like grape juice. In my infancy of drinking I probably would have enjoyed this particular bottle but my palate has slightly increased. While looking for ideas of what to do with the wine I ran across a few recipes that used red wine in place of some of the water when cooking pasta. You basically cook the pasta in a 3 to 1 ratio of wine to water. Once the pasta is done, you drain it and reserve about a 1/4 cup of the liquid.
A few minutes before the pasta is done, you sauce some grated garlic and chili flakes. Once you smell the garlic, deglaze it with the reserved liquid and add the pasta.
Enjoy. There is also another variation from Bon Appétit that sounds tasty.
