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Okjubu's Myeongran Pasta

An oil pasta full of umami where pungent garlic, savory myeongran, and asparagus harmonize.

🙋 Recommended for

  • ⭐ Those who want an easy yet elegant restaurant-style pasta at home
  • ⭐ Those who enjoy the popping texture and umami of myeongran

Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings

  • spaghetti noodles (1 serving)
  • myeongran jeot (1-2 pieces)
  • asparagus (2-3 stalks)
  • garlic (5-6 cloves)
  • peperoncino (2-3 pieces)
  • cooking oil (1 tbsp)
  • olive oil (a little)
  • seasoned salt (a little)
  • whole black pepper (a little)
  • scallions (a little)

Recipe 🍳

  1. Slice the garlic, cut the asparagus into bite-sized pieces, and chop the scallions.
  2. Boil the spaghetti noodles in boiling water for 8 minutes.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in a pan and stir-fry the sliced garlic. When the garlic releases its color, add the asparagus and peperoncino and stir-fry together.
  4. Reduce the heat, add the myeongran, and stir-fry briefly. Then add 1 cup of pasta water and the boiled noodles, and toss everything together.
  5. Drizzle in olive oil, season with seasoned salt and whole black pepper, plate, and garnish with scallions.
  1. Prepare garlic, asparagus, and scallions.
  2. Boil spaghetti noodles for 8 minutes.
  3. Stir-fry garlic, asparagus, and peperoncino in a pan, then add myeongran.
  4. Add pasta water and noodles, season with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Since myeongran is already salty, adjust the salt to taste.
  • When adding myeongran, reduce the heat to prevent it from splattering and to cook it gently.

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