San Francisco-Style Vietnamese American Garlic Noodles

San Francisco-Style Vietnamese American Garlic Noodles

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 20 medium garlic cloves, minced or smashed in a mortar and pestle
  • 4 tsp. oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp. light soy sauce
  • 2 tsp. fish sauce
  • 1-pound dry spaghetti
  • ¼ cup Parmesan or Pecorino Romano, grated and heaping
  • A small handful of scallions, thinly sliced

Instructions
 

  • In a wok or saucepan, over medium heat,melt the butter.
  • Add the garlic and cook; stirring, until fragrant but not browned; about 2 minutes.
  • Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce and fish sauce; stir to combine; remove from the heat.
  • Meanwhile, in a 12-​inch skillet or sauté pan, over high, bring 1-½ inches of water to a boil; alternatively, heat up just enough water to cover the spaghetti in a large Dutch oven or saucepan.
  • Add the pasta; stir a few times to make sure it’s not clumping; cook, stirring occasionally, until just shy of al dente; about 2 minutes short of the recommended cook time on the package.
  • Using tongs, transfer the cooked pasta to the garlic sauce, along with whatever water clings to it; reserve the pasta water in the skillet.
  • Increase the heat to high; add the cheese to the wok; stir with a wooden spatula or spoon and toss vigorously until the sauce is creamy and emulsified; about 30 seconds.
  • If the sauce looks too watery, let it keep reducing; if it looks greasy, splash some more cooking water into it and let it re-​emulsify.
  • Stir in the scallions and serve immediately.
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