Recipe

Gochujang Butter Pasta

Simple pasta with a gochujang butter sauce

main mealpasta

Time
Yield2 portions
Energy371 kcal
Components0
Contents

Ingredients

  • 120gpasta, penne, dried
  • Sauce
  • 15gbutter
  • 3clovegarlicminced
  • 25ggochujang paste
  • 50mlpasta cooking waterreserved
  • 1mlpasta cooking wateras necessary
  • remove from heat
  • 40gyoghurt, greek, homemade
  • 20gcheese, parmesan
  • 0.25tspmonosodium glutamate
  • 0.25tspspice, pepper
  • 0.25tspspice, chilli flakes
  • 1mlpasta cooking wateras necessary
  • 10perherb, basil, leaf

Instructions

Process

  1. Pasta
    1. Cook in salted water until al dente
    2. Reserve 200ml pasta water and drain
  2. Sauce
    1. Melt the butter over medium-low
    2. Add the garlic, cook 45s until fragrant
    3. Add the gochujang, cook 30 seconds, stirring
    4. Add 50ml pasta water, whisk until it becomes a smooth sauce
    5. Add the drained pasta and toss
    6. Add more pasta water gradually until it turns glossy and lightly creamy
    7. Remove from heat
    8. Stir in the yoghurt and parmesan, toss until silky
    9. Add the msg, pepper, chilli flakes, toss well. Add a little more pasta water if necessary for looseness.
    10. Fold in the basil.

Nutrition details

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NutritionPer portionBatch total
Calories371741
Protein13.727.4
Carbohydrates50.5100.9
Total Sugars5.911.9
Free Sugars4.28.3
Fat11.022.1
Saturated Fat6.813.5
Fibre3.36.7
Alcohol0.00.0
Salt0.71.3
Iron1.93.81
Calcium171342
Vitamin B120.4730.945
Omega 32.55
Magnesium7.515
Potassium56.2112
Caffeine00
Cost£0.76£1.52