Boil the spaghetti in salted water, draining it 2 minutes before the time on the package. Toss with 2 tbsp olive oil in a bowl.
Drain the ground pork in a colander and pour hot water over it to rinse away any gamey smell.
Finely chop the garlic scapes, scallion, and onion.
In a bowl, combine the sesame oil, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, mirin, and sugar, mixing well to make the sauce.
Heat grapeseed oil in a pan and cook the ground pork.
Once the meat browns and is fully cooked, add the onion, garlic scapes, the white parts of the scallion, and pepper, and cook over medium heat.
Once the onion turns translucent, add the boiled spaghetti and pasta water, then pour in the sauce and toss, letting the liquid reduce so the sauce clings to the noodles.
Taste and adjust the seasoning, then plate.
Finish with the remaining scallion and a drizzle of sesame oil.
Tips
Soboro is a Japanese cooking method where ground meat is seasoned and cooked until the moisture evaporates into a dry, crumbly texture; adding garlic scapes brings a savory sweetness plus a crisp bite.
Garlic scape soboro also works great piled generously over freshly cooked rice as a rice bowl.
If using a regular scallion instead of the thin kind, 1 stalk is enough in place of the 3 called for here.
Garlic Scape Soboro Spaghetti
Equipment: pot, frying pan, knife, cutting board, mixing bowl
Ingredients (1 serving)
- spaghetti 80g
- ground pork 80g
- garlic scapes 3 stalks
- scallion 3 stalks (or 1 regular scallion)
- onion ¼
- olive oil 2 tbsp
- grapeseed oil 1 tbsp
- sesame oil a little
- pasta water 1 ladle (55ml)
- salt 1 tbsp (for pasta water)
- salt a pinch, to finish
- black pepper a pinch
- sesame oil 1 tbsp
- soy sauce 1 tbsp (dark soy sauce)
- fish sauce 1 tbsp
- mirin 1 tbsp
- sugar 1 tsp
Instructions
1. Boil the spaghetti in salted water, draining it 2 minutes before the time on the package. Toss with 2 tbsp olive oil in a bowl.
2. Drain the ground pork in a colander and pour hot water over it to rinse away any gamey smell.
3. Finely chop the garlic scapes, scallion, and onion.
4. In a bowl, combine the sesame oil, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, mirin, and sugar, mixing well to make the sauce.
5. Heat grapeseed oil in a pan and cook the ground pork.
6. Once the meat browns and is fully cooked, add the onion, garlic scapes, the white parts of the scallion, and pepper, and cook over medium heat.
7. Once the onion turns translucent, add the boiled spaghetti and pasta water, then pour in the sauce and toss, letting the liquid reduce so the sauce clings to the noodles.
8. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then plate.
9. Finish with the remaining scallion and a drizzle of sesame oil.
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