Garlic Noodles

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Ingredients

• Spaghetti (about half a pound)
• 12 cloves of garlic
• 1.5 tablespoons of butter per quarter pound of pasta
• Light soy sauce
• Fish sauce
• Oyster sauce
• Pecorino Romano cheese
• Scallions
• Tarako (Japanese salted cod roe) (optional)

Instructions

1. Cook spaghetti until just shy of al dente in a skillet without salting the water.
2. Smash garlic with salt using a mortar and pestle.
3. Melt butter in a wok over medium-low heat, add smashed garlic, and cook until fragrant.
4. Add light soy sauce, fish sauce, and oyster sauce to the wok.
5. Drain the partially cooked spaghetti into the wok with the liquid.
6. Stir in Pecorino Romano cheese until the sauce becomes creamy.
7. Optionally, add sliced scallions and tarako to the noodles and toss.
8. Adjust consistency with pasta water if needed.
9. Serve the garlic noodles garnished with scallions and tarako. Enjoy!

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