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20 Minute Gochujang Pasta
A quick, simple, easy and delicious pasta recipe with just the right amount of Korean kick!
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 178 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb cavatappi pasta or your favorite!
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup white onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Gochujang
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup reserved pasta water
- chives
- 2 teaspoons salt for pasta water
Instructions
- Boil Pasta: Heat a pot of salted water on high and bring it to a boil. Add pasta and set timer for the al dente cook time according to package. See recipe notes for fresh pasta.
- Create Sauce: While pasta is cooking, add butter and oil to a large saute pan and heat over medium. Melt the butter and then add onion and garlic. Sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add gochujang, seasoned rice wine vinegar, and ginger and mix well. Sauté for another minute. Slowly add milk, whisking as you add. Let simmer for 1-2 minutes. Just before the pasta is done, add 1/4 cup of the pasta water to the sauce.
- Add Pasta: Once done, drain the pasta and add to the pan. Turn heat down to med-low, turn pasta in the sauce to coat, and let simmer in the sauce for another couple of minutes until the pasta is al coated with the sauce.
- Serve: Remove from heat and finish with fresh chopped chives or green onions and enjoy!
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Notes
- Storage
- Storage
- Store leftover pasta in the fridge for 3-5 days.
- Substitutions
- Substitutions
- Onion: Yellow onion will also work well.
- Garlic: Garlic powder can be used in place of fresh garlic, 1/2 teaspoon.
- Ground Ginger: You can also use 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced and add it to sauté with the garlic and onion.
- Milk: Make it even creamier (and cut a little more of the heat) by using cream.
- Seasoned Rice Vinegar: Seasoned rice vinegar is sweet which is needed to help balance the spicy gochujang. You can also use mirin.
- Pasta: Use your favorite pasta or noodle! If using fresh pasta, it only need about 2 minutes to boil to be al dente.
Nutrition Information
Calories
178kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
21mg
(7%)
Sodium
334mg
(14%)
Potassium
321mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
504IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 178
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 178kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 334mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 321mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 504IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.