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Drunken noodle spaghetti
Drunken noodle spaghetti, from above
Non vegThailand x Italy

Drunken noodle spaghetti

No alcohol, all swagger. The basil does the shouting.

25 minTime
44 gProtein each
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Late night wok pasta2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
678kcalsame
44 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
25minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Pasta200 g linguine or spaghetti
Chicken, boneless250 g boneless thigh, thinly sliced
Garlic5 cloves
Fresh red chillies (fresh red chiles)2 to 3 bird's eye chillies
Oyster sauce1 tbsp
Soy sauce1 tbsp
Dark soy sauce2 tsp
Fish sauce2 tsp
Sugar1 tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp
Onion1 small, sliced
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1 small, sliced
Tomato6 cherry tomatoes, halved
Basil leaves2 big handfuls Thai or holy basil
Saltfor the pasta water

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Boil the pasta in salted water at a rolling boil for 1 minute less than the packet. Keep a cup of the water.
  2. 2Pound the garlic and chillies to a coarse paste. Mix the oyster sauce, both soy sauces, fish sauce and sugar in a cup.
  3. 3Heat the oil in a wok on high heat. Fry the garlic chilli paste 20 seconds, then add the chicken and stir fry 4 to 5 minutes.
  4. 4Add the onion, capsicum and tomato and toss 1 minute.
  5. 5Add the pasta, the sauce and 3 tbsp pasta water. Toss on high heat for 2 minutes.
  6. 6Off the heat, toss in the basil until it just wilts.
Serve it like this

Twirl the pasta into a tall nest in a warm bowl, tuck chicken and tomatoes around it and top with a crown of fresh basil and a few chilli rings.

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What goes with Drunken noodle spaghetti: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Curry leaf and green chilli focaccia210 min
On the side Smashed cucumber salad15 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
To drink Thai iced tea15 min
Something sweet Mango sticky rice45 min
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