Pasta with Filipino flavours

This quick pasta brings to the table an umami-bomb of Filipino flavours like crispy chilli oil, fish sauce and pork cracking. Simple and satisfying, it's perfect for building out your pasta repertoire.

Pasta with Filipino flavours. Credit: Kitti Gould

• serves

  3

• prep

  5 minutes

• cook

  15 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 300 g spaghetti
• 125 g cold butter, chopped
• 1½ tbsp patis (Filipino fish sauce), or to taste
• sea salt and black pepper, to taste

To serve

• crispy chilli oil
• pork crackling (chicharron), finely chopped
• chilli flakes

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to the boil over high heat and salt generously. Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally for about 8 minutes or until al dente.
2. Drain the pasta, then return to the pan. Stir in the butter, a little at a time until melted and creamy. Add the fish sauce until well combined, then adjust the seasoning to taste.
3. Transfer the pasta to serving bowls, top with a drizzle of crispy chilli oil, chopped pork crackling and a sprinkling of chilli flakes.

 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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