Main ingredients 🥩
smoked duckpastagarlicsaltpepper
Seungwoo Dad's Smoked Duck Aglio Olio Pasta
A savory and unique pasta where the rich oil from finely chopped smoked duck meets garlicky flavors and salty pasta water for a deeply umami dish.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to try a different meat pasta instead of the usual aglio olio
- ⭐ Those who want to use up leftover smoked duck meat in a clean and delicious way
Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- smoked duck 100g
- pasta 1 serving (100g)
- garlic cloves 7~8
- salt 1 tablespoon (for pasta water)
- pepper a pinch
Recipe 🍳
- Bring 1 liter of water and 1 tablespoon of salt to a boil in a pot, then add the pasta and cook for 1-2 minutes less than the package recommends. (Do not discard the pasta water as it will be used for the sauce.)
- Finely chop the smoked duck with a knife into a mince-like texture so the oil and umami infuse well into the sauce.
- Slice the garlic cloves or roughly chop them according to your preference.
- In a dry pan, add the chopped smoked duck and cook over low heat until the oil renders sufficiently.
- Once the duck oil is rendered, add plenty of sliced garlic and sauté until the garlic becomes fragrant and lightly golden.
- Add the cooked pasta to the pan, then gradually pour in some of the reserved salty pasta water while vigorously stirring to emulsify the oil and water together.
- When the duck flavor is evenly coated on the pasta, finish by sprinkling a pinch of pepper.
- Cook the pasta in salted water and reserve the pasta water.
- Sauté the chopped smoked duck to render the oil, then add garlic for fragrance.
- Add the pasta and pasta water, quickly toss to emulsify, and finish with pepper.
Cooking tips 💡
- Be generous with salt when making the pasta water to ensure the overall dish isn't bland and to enhance umami.
- Thanks to the smoky and savory flavors already infused in the duck meat, you don't need any artificial seasonings to achieve a deep, savory oil-based pasta.