Gim pasta
In recent years, pasta has found its way into many kitchens in Korean homes, using more locally available ingredients to offer the taste of something a little different with ease. This simple store cupboard pasta uses ready-to-eat roasted seaweed thins also known as gim or snack gim to season the dish with a touch of ocean-flavoured umami.
Ingredients
- Seaweed (Nori)6 ცალი
- Olive Oil75 ml
- garlic cloves5 კბილი
Instructions
5 steps- 1
Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Cook the pasta according to packet instructions until al dente. Once done, drain, reserving the starchy pasta cooking water.
- 2
Meanwhile, to prepare the seaweed thins, crumble 2 packs and cut the remaining pack into thin strips using a pair of kitchen scissors (reserve for the garnish).
- 3
Put the olive oil and garlic in a large cold sauté pan. Place the pan over a low heat to gently warm up the oil to cook the garlic. When the garlic starts to smell fragrant and is a pale-golden colour (not brown) stir in the chilli flakes and black pepper.
- 4
Increase the heat and add about 300ml/½ pint of the reserved pasta cooking water. Whisk in the cheese, making sure it is well incorporated into the sauce. Stir in the pasta and crumbled seaweed. Add a touch more pasta cooking water to loosen the sauce, if necessary.
- 5
Season with a pinch of salt and divide between four bowls. Garnish with the reserved seaweed strips, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of chilli powder, if using.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 263 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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