San Francisco-style garlic noodles: spaghetti tossed in butter with a whole head's worth of garlic, oyster sauce, soy, parmesan and spring onions. Serves 4.
2,500ml
2tsp
8clove
1tbsp
1tbsp
1tsp
250g
60g
finely grated30g
2piece| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | 2,500ml | — | — | |
| 2 | ![]() | 2tsp | — | — | |
| 3 | ![]() | 8clove | — | — | |
| 4 | ![]() | 1tbsp | — | — | |
| 5 | ![]() | 1tbsp | — | — | |
| 6 | ![]() | 1tsp | — | — | |
| 7 | ![]() | 250g | — | — | |
| 8 | ![]() | 60g | — | — | |
| 9 | ![]() | 30g | finely grated | — | |
| 10 | ![]() | 2piece | — | — |
Pour the water into the large saucepan.
Water · 2,500 ml
Add the salt.
Salt · 2 tsp
Bring to the boil.

Lay the garlic cloves on the chopping board.
Garlic · 8 clove
Crush each clove lightly with the flat of the knife and pull off the skin.


Put the oyster sauce in the small bowl.
Oyster sauce · 1 tbsp
Add the soy sauce.
Soy sauce · 1 tbsp
Add the spaghetti and stir it with the tongs as it softens.
Spaghetti · 250 g

Boil for about 9 minutes, or as the packet says, until just tender.

Meanwhile, put the butter in the large frying pan.
Unsalted butter · 60 g
Melt it over a medium-low heat.

Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring, until the garlic is soft and pale golden; don't let it brown.


Stir in the sauce and take the pan off the heat.


Tip the spaghetti into the frying pan and toss with the tongs until every strand is coated.


Scatter over the parmesan and toss again.
Parmesan · 30 g

Lay the spring onions on the board.
Spring onions · 2 piece
| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,500 ml | ![]() | Pour the water into the large saucepan.⏱ 15sResultWater |
| 2 | 2 tsp | ![]() | Add the salt.⏱ 5sResultSalted water |
| 3 | — | ![]() | Bring to the boil.⏱ 9 minResultBoiling salted water |
| 4 | 8 clove | ![]() | Lay the garlic cloves on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultGarlic |
| 5 | Garlicstep 4 | ![]() ![]() | Crush each clove lightly with the flat of the knife and pull off the skin.⏱ 2 min 40sResultPeeled garlic cloves |
| 6 | Peeled garlic clovesstep 5 | ![]() ![]() | Meanwhile, chop them finely.⏱ 2 min 20sResultFinely chopped garlicused in step 14 |
| 7 | 1 tbsp | ![]() | Put the oyster sauce in the small bowl.⏱ 5sResultSeasoning sauce |
| 8 | 1 tbsp | ![]() | Add the soy sauce.⏱ 5sResultOyster sauce and soy |
| 9 | 1 tsp | ![]() ![]() | Add the sugar and stir.⏱ 15sResultNoodle sauceused in step 16 |
| 10 | 250 g | ![]() ![]() | Add the spaghetti and stir it with the tongs as it softens.⏱ 20sResultSpaghetti in boiling water |
| 11 | — | ![]() | Boil for about 9 minutes, or as the packet says, until just tender.⏱ 9 minResultCooked spaghettiused in step 17 |
| 12 | 60 g | ![]() | Meanwhile, put the butter in the large frying pan.⏱ 5sResultUnsalted butter |
| 13 | — | ![]() | Melt it over a medium-low heat.⏱ 1 minResultMelted butter |
| 14 | Finely chopped garlicstep 6 | ![]() | Add the garlic.⏱ 5sResultGarlic in butter |
| 15 | — | ![]() ![]() | Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring, until the garlic is soft and pale golden; don't let it brown.⏱ 2 min 30sResultGolden garlic butter |
| 16 | Noodle saucestep 9 | ![]() ![]() | Stir in the sauce and take the pan off the heat.⏱ 10sResultGarlic butter sauce |
| 17 | Cooked spaghettistep 11 | ![]() | Drain the spaghetti in the colander.⏱ 15sResultDrained spaghetti |
| 18 | Drained spaghettistep 17 | ![]() ![]() | Tip the spaghetti into the frying pan and toss with the tongs until every strand is coated.⏱ 40sResultNoodles in garlic butter |
| 19 | 30 g | ![]() ![]() | Scatter over the parmesan and toss again.⏱ 20sResultNoodles with parmesanused in step 22 |
| 20 | 2 piece | ![]() | Lay the spring onions on the board.⏱ 5sResultSpring onions |
| 21 | Spring onionsstep 20 | ![]() ![]() | Trim them and slice them thinly.⏱ 40sResultSliced spring onionsused in step 23 |
| Total Time | 24 min | ||
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 394kcal | |
| 12g | |
| 15g | |
| 9g | |
| 52g | |
| 2g | |
| 3g | |
| 497mg |
San Francisco-style garlic noodles: spaghetti tossed in butter with a whole head's worth of garlic, oyster sauce, soy, parmesan and spring onions. Serves 4.
What you’ll doYou will boil spaghetti, cook lots of chopped garlic gently in butter, stir in an oyster and soy sauce, then toss the noodles in it with parmesan and spring onions.
