The garlic butter pasta sauce that breaks ALL the rules | A ❤️letter to fusion pasta 🙊

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Heat extra virgin olive oil in a pan.

Add finely sliced garlic to the oil and gently heat until it starts to sizzle.

Remove garlic from heat just before it looks fully ready to prevent burning.

Prepare salted boiling water for cooking pasta.

Add pasta to boiling water and cook for about 7 minutes for al dente texture.

In another pan, melt a fair bit of butter.

Add finely chopped garlic and a sprinkle of chili flakes to the butter and let them sizzle together.

Add soy sauce and oyster sauce to the pan and let it cook for a minute before turning off the heat.

Chop spring onion while waiting for the pasta to finish cooking.

Taste test the pasta to ensure it has a firm bite.

Save some pasta cooking water before draining the pasta.

Return the sauce pan to heat and add the drained pasta to it.

Stir and toss the pasta in the sauce until it becomes rich and creamy.

Grate a good amount of Parmesan cheese into the pasta and toss to combine.

Plate the pasta immediately, adding some garlic oil and crispy garlic chips on top.

Garnish with spring onion and more cheese before serving.

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