Asian Style Garlic Noodles

Directions

  1. 1Cook the noodles until al dente. Add a little bit of oil in the pasta water.
  2. 2Drain the noodles using a colander.
  3. 3Add butter to a pan or wok.
  4. 4Once the butter is melted, add garlic.
  5. 5Cook the garlic until fragrant.
  6. 6Pour in the sauce. Mix brown sugar, oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, mushroom or chicken bouillon, and black pepper in a separate bowl and then add it to the pan.
  7. 7Once the sauce comes to a boil, add the pasta noodles.
  8. 8Give the noodles and sauce a nice toss.
  9. 9Add a little bit of dark soy sauce for color.
  10. 10Add some Parmesan cheese.
  11. 11Mix the noodles and cheese together.
  12. 12Add a handful of green onions scallion.
  13. 13Mix the green onions with the noodles.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb fettuccine pasta
  • 4 TBSP butter
  • 4 TBSP minced garlic
  • dark soy sauce
  • Parmesan cheese
  • chopped scallion
  • oil
  • 2 TBSP brown sugar
  • 2 TBSP oyster sauce
  • 1 TBSP fish sauce
  • 0.5 TBSP soy sauce
  • 0.5 tsp mushroom or chicken bouillon
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper

Equipment

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Tips

  • Add a little bit of oil in the pasta water.
  • Trust the process when adding Parmesan cheese, it sounds funky but it works.
  • I like to mix the ingredients for the sauce in a separate bowl and pour it in all at once.