Vietnamese Garlic Noodles

Name: Vietnamese Garlic Noodles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asia, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 20 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons fish sauce; 2 teaspoons oyster sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon Maggi seasoning sauce; 12 ounces fresh chow mein noodles or ramen noodles; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; Thinly sliced green onions, for garnish

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

An unlikely combo of fish sauce and Parmesan makes these Vietnamese garlic noodles hard to stop eating.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
20 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons oyster sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon Maggi seasoning sauce
12 ounces fresh chow mein noodles or ramen noodles
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Thinly sliced green onions, for garnish

Directions

Melt butter in a saucepan or wok over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes, being careful not to brown. Add fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and Maggi seasoning. Stir to combine, then remove from heat.
Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to boil. Cook fresh chow mein noodles according to package directions. Drain; reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
Add pasta to garlic mixture; return to stove over medium heat. Add parmesan and reserved pasta water; stir until heated through and sauce is creamy. Top with green onions before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/4 cups: 578 calories, 28g fat (16g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 1647mg sodium, 70g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 3g fiber), 14g protein.