These garlic noodles are deceivingly simple, yet devastatingly delicious. Garlic noodles were invented back in the '70s at a restaurant in San Francisco called Thanh Long. Usually served with roasted Dungeness crab, the recipe is a very closely guarded family secret, but after lots of investigation, and even more experimentation, I think this is very close.
Ingredients
- soy sauce: 2 Tbsp
- oyster sauce: 1 Tbsp
- Worcestershire sauce: 2 tsp
- fish sauce: 2 tsp
- sesame oil: 0.25 tsp
- pinch cayenne pepper: 1 piece
- unsalted butter: 4 Tbsp
- garlic: 8 clove (minced)
- ounces spaghetti: 6 piece
- finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese: 0.25 cup
- green onion: 1 Tbsp (to taste, chopped)
- pinch red pepper flakes: 1 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Stir soy sauce, oyster sauce, Worcestershire sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl for the secret sauce. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Quickly stir in the secret sauce and turn off the heat. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet slightly firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
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Transfer spaghetti into the sauce using tongs, bringing some of the cooking water with it. Toss until well coated; stir in Parmesan cheese. Splash in more pasta water if noodles are too dry. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Plate noodles; garnish with green onions and red pepper flakes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
