Description
Creamy garlic parmesan noodles blend Italian comfort with simple ingredients for a quick weeknight meal. Home cooks can enjoy rich pasta that satisfies hunger and delights the palate in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb or 454 g dried spaghetti, dried thin Chinese wheat noodles, or dried Japanese ramen noodles
- 4 tbsps (½ stick, 57 g) unsalted butter
- 1 oz (28 g) Parmesan cheese (½ cup firmly packed freshly grated or ⅓ cup store-bought grated)
- 8 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsps oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- salt
- 3 medium scallions (optional)
Instructions
- Liquid Foundation: Bring a generously salted water pot to vigorous boil, creating optimal noodle-cooking environment.
- Flavor Base: Melt butter in spacious frying pan over medium heat, developing golden, bubbling surface for garlic infusion.
- Aromatic Transformation: Introduce finely minced garlic to melted butter, stirring constantly until fragrant and lightly caramelized, releasing intense flavor profile.
- Sauce Integration: Whisk oyster, fish, and soy sauces into butter-garlic mixture, creating harmonious umami-rich liquid seasoning.
- Noodle Execution: Submerge noodles in boiling water, cooking to precise al dente texture while periodically stirring to prevent clumping.
- Culinary Fusion: Transfer perfectly cooked noodles directly into sauce pan, gently tossing to ensure complete coating, strategically adding reserved starchy water to achieve ideal sauce consistency.
- Cheese Finale: Remove from heat, generously sprinkle grated Parmesan and white scallion portions, allowing residual warmth to gently melt cheese.
- Garnish and Serve: Adorn with vibrant green scallion slices, presenting a luxurious, steaming pasta dish ready for immediate enjoyment.
Notes
- Master Garlic Technique: Finely mince garlic uniformly to ensure even, intense flavor distribution without burning, which can create bitter notes.
- Pasta Water Magic: Reserve starchy cooking liquid as a secret weapon to control sauce consistency, helping noodles absorb flavor and preventing dryness.
- Cheese Grating Pro-Tip: Use a microplane for delicate, fluffy Parmesan shreds that melt seamlessly and distribute evenly across noodles.
- Layered Garnish Strategy: Separate scallion whites and greens to create depth – whites provide subtle onion undertone when cooked, while green tops add fresh, crisp finish.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Boiling, Frying
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg