Main ingredients 🥩
pastacanned tunagarlicgreen onioncrushed red pepperseasoned salt
Seungwoo Dad's Tuna Pasta
An ultra-simple oil pasta that infuses olive oil with the rich aroma of garlic and green onion, then adds a whole can of savory tuna for deep flavor.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to make a unique pasta dish using leftover canned tuna at home.
- ⭐ People looking for a spicy and savory snack to pair with wine or beer.
- ⭐ Anyone who wants to enjoy a deeply umami oil pasta with minimal ingredients.
Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- 1 serving of pasta
- 1 can of tuna
- 5 cloves of peeled garlic
- 1/2 green onion
- a pinch of crushed red pepper
- generous amount of olive oil
- 2 tsp seasoned salt (for pasta water)
Recipe 🍳
- Bring 1L of water with 2 tsp seasoned salt to a boil, cook the pasta until al dente, then drain and set aside.
- Slice or mince the garlic, and finely chop the green onion.
- Heat a generous amount of olive oil in a pan. Add the garlic and green onion, stir-frying to infuse the oil with their aroma.
- Once the green onion and garlic are softened and fragrant, add the entire can of tuna (including the oil) and stir-fry together.
- Add crushed red pepper or minced chili to give it a spicy kick.
- When the tuna just starts to stick slightly to the pan, add the cooked pasta and toss everything together until well combined. Serve.
- Cook the pasta in salted water and set aside.
- In olive oil, stir-fry sliced garlic and green onion, then add the canned tuna with its oil and continue stir-frying.
- Add spicy chili, toss in the pasta, and lightly stir-fry to finish.
Cooking tips 💡
- Don't discard the oil from the canned tuna—it's full of umami. Add it to the pan along with the tuna.
- Add the pasta just as the tuna starts to barely stick to the pan; this ensures the oil sauce coats the pasta evenly rather than pooling.
- You can substitute crushed red pepper with gochugaru (Korean chili powder) or dried whole chilies according to your preference.