Spicy Creamy Tomato Noodles

Ingredientes

1 onion, very thinly sliced

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 6oz can tomato paste

3 packs Momofuku Soy & Scallion Noodles

3 tablespoons Momofuku Chili Crunch

1 cup whole milk

parmesan cheese and fresh basil (optional)

Instruções

Combine sliced onions and olive oil in a pan over medium high heat. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring often, then lower heat to medium and cook onions for 10 minutes until they are soft and starting to brown.

While onions cook, bring a pot of salted water to a boil, then cook noodles for 1 minute. (They will be very undercooked.) Quickly drain, saving 1 cup of the cooking water.

When onions are softened, increase heat to medium high. When the pan heats up, add tomato paste, Soy & Scallion sauce packets (not the dried scallions), and Momofuku Chili Crunch. (We opt for 3 tablespoons of Chili Crunch, which will mellow once we add the milk. Opt for 1 or 2 tablespoons if you prefer things less spicy.) Stir constantly for 1 minute, until the mixture is combined and tomato paste darkens.

Add 1 cup of pasta water to the tomato paste mixture and 1 cup of milk, stirring until smooth. Bring to a boil, then add the cooked noodles and cook for about a minute, or until the sauce is thick and the noodles are fully coated. Serve with parmesan cheese and fresh basil, if desired.

Notas

This tomato sauce comes together in about 15 minutes and uses only 4 ingredients, plus our Momofuku Soy & Scallion Noodles and Momofuku Chili Crunch. The key is undercooking the noodles—which makes them perfectly al dente.