Creamy Gochujang Pasta (15 Minutes!)
This creamy Gochujang Pasta is perfectly spicy, savory, and flavorful! Make this in under 15 minutes with just 6 ingredients!
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Servings: 3 people
Calories: 459kcal
Equipment
- Sharp Knife
- Medium-sized pot
- medium nonstick pan
Ingredients
- 6 oz Spaghetti or other long pasta
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 2 tablespoon Butter sliced in half
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- 1½ tablespoon Gochujang
- ¼ cup Parmesan freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- Scallions for garnish
Instructions
- Begin by finely mincing 4 garlic cloves until they're nearly a paste.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and boil the pasta according to box instructions.
- Drain pasta, set aside. Reserve at least ¼ cup of pasta water.
- In a medium-large nonstick pan, add a drizzle of olive oil (about 1 tbsp) and 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat.
- Once the butter is melted, add the garlic and stir to saute.
- Once the garlic is fragrant and almost golden, add the gochujang paste.
- Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to mix the gochujang with the garlic, and let the gochujang paste cook for 1-3 minutes.
- Once the gochujang is a slightly darker color, add the heavy cream and stir to combine.
- Add the cooked pasta to the sauce in the pan and stir to combine.
- Grate parmesan over the pasta and add salt as well as the other tablespoon of butter.
- Stir until the butter is emulsified into the sauce.
- If necessary, add pasta water to thin the sauce.
- Serve hot and garnish with sliced scallions or chopped chives.
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Notes
- Be sure to cook the gochujang, similarly to how you would cook tomato paste, before adding the heavy cream. This will give it a richer and deeper flavor.
- If you want to try to make this vegan, I recommend using vegan butter & vegan parmesan, and use coconut cream in place of the heavy cream. You may need to add more salt and/or more gochujang to mask the sweetness.
- If you like more heat, add more gochujang! This recipe will yield a very mild spice, so add more if you like more.
Nutrition
Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 985mg | Potassium: 220mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 898IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 1mg
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