Ingredients
1/2 pound pasta of your choice
3 heads shallots, thinly sliced
5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil or butter
2.5 tablespoons vegetarian oyster sauce
1.5 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 lemon, juice
1 tablespoon red chili flakes (optional)
1/4 cup pasta water
1 handful parsley, roughly chopped
Parmesan cheese to finish (optional)
Instructions
Cook pasta to al dente and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water.
Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat, sauté the shallots until fragrant and begin to caramelize.
Add garlic and red chili flakes, sauté until garlic softens.
Stir in vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sugar.
Add pasta and reserved pasta water, sauté until sauce coats the pasta.
Finish with lemon juice and parsley, sauté briefly before serving.
Notes
🧄 Cooking shallots slowly helps in achieving rich caramelization, optionally using brown sugar.
💧 Reserve pasta water to adjust sauce consistency.
🫒 Anchovies or kalamata olives can replace some ingredients for additional umami flavors.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 of recipe
- Calories: 313
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg