Sounds a little strange to couple tomatoes with chili oil, but boy is it ever a match made in heaven. Recipe by Will Yeung
Ingredients
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3 pieces garlic
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1/2 red onion
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1 roma tomato
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2 sticks green onions
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2 tbsp chili oil
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1/4lb fettuccine
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5 dried red chilies
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1 tsp sweet paprika
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1/2 tsp smoked paprika
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1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
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1 tbsp tomato paste
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1/2 tbsp maple syrup
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1 tbsp soy sauce
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1 tsp dark soy sauce
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1 tsp white sesame seeds
Method
1. Bring a pot of water to boil for the noodles
2. Thinly slice the garlic and red onion. Quarter the roma tomato, then slice the quarters in half. Chop the green onions and set them aside
3. Heat up a sauté pan to medium heat. Add the chili oil followed by the red onions. Sauté for 3-4min
4. Boil the fettuccini for 1min less to package instructions (in this case, 9min). Remember to stir the pasta occasionally
5. Add the garlic to the red onions and sauté for a couple of minutes. Add the dried chilies along with the sweet paprika, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper. Give the pan a good stir
6. Add the tomato paste and give the pan a good stir. Add the roma tomatoes and sauté for a few minutes
7. Transfer 1/2 cup of the pasta water into the sauté pan. Then, let the sauce simmer for a couple of minutes until the pasta is ready. Add the maple syrup, soy sauce, and dark soy sauce. Give the pan a stir
8. Strain out the fettuccini and add to the pan along with the freshly chopped green onions
9. Fold the pasta into the sauce and wilt down the green onions
10. Plate the pasta and garnish with white sesame seeds
2. Thinly slice the garlic and red onion. Quarter the roma tomato, then slice the quarters in half. Chop the green onions and set them aside
3. Heat up a sauté pan to medium heat. Add the chili oil followed by the red onions. Sauté for 3-4min
4. Boil the fettuccini for 1min less to package instructions (in this case, 9min). Remember to stir the pasta occasionally
5. Add the garlic to the red onions and sauté for a couple of minutes. Add the dried chilies along with the sweet paprika, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper. Give the pan a good stir
6. Add the tomato paste and give the pan a good stir. Add the roma tomatoes and sauté for a few minutes
7. Transfer 1/2 cup of the pasta water into the sauté pan. Then, let the sauce simmer for a couple of minutes until the pasta is ready. Add the maple syrup, soy sauce, and dark soy sauce. Give the pan a stir
8. Strain out the fettuccini and add to the pan along with the freshly chopped green onions
9. Fold the pasta into the sauce and wilt down the green onions
10. Plate the pasta and garnish with white sesame seeds
Hong Kong born Canadian, Will Yeung is an international photographer, filmmaker, entrepreneur, violinist, and YouTube chef. He immigrated to Canada when he was a young boy carrying with him his ability to speak Cantonese and some broken English. Much of his culinary aspirations stem from his background in the visual and musical art spaces.
