Taiwanese Spaghetti Recipes

Steps:

• Soak the dried shiitake mushroom until soft and cut into bits.
• Add olive oil to skillet over medium heat and sautee the garlic
• Once garlic is slightly browned, add the mushroom and chopped shallots Add the small dried shrimp (you can purchase at any Asian market).
• After browning all the ingredients, add the ground turkey.
• Add soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine, and 5 spice powder.
• Cover and cook until sauce thickens, allowing it to boil first then on low heat.
• NOTE: Not covering the meat will cause for your "sauce" to evaporate.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve with sliced cucumber on the side.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the pork in a bowl and sprinkle with the Chinese 5-spice powder, salt and white pepper. Add the grated ginger, breadcrumbs, finely chopped scallions, egg yolk, grated garlic and a drizzle of sesame oil. Mix together and roll into small meatballs. Dress in vegetable oil and roast until brown and golden, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a soup pot. Stir in the sliced ginger, sliced garlic and chile peppers, followed by the chicken stock, 2 cups water, the bok choy and soy sauce. Simmer to flavor, cooking until the bok choy is tender-crisp, and then combine with the meatballs.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta to al dente. Combine the pasta with the sauce and meatballs, and serve in shallow bowls garnished with sesame oil, the thinly sliced scallions and crispy fried onions or fried noodles.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Heat a large high-sided saute pan over high heat. Add the oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. When the oil shimmers, add the garlic, ginger, beans and onion and saute, stirring, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the hoisin sauce and cook, stirring, to remove any raw taste, about 2 minutes. Add the stock and wine and bring to a simmer. Add the beef substitute and reduce the heat to low. Simmer until the mixture has a sauce-like consistency, stirring occasionally, 30 to 45 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 5 minutes for fresh or 10 to 15 minutes for dried. Drain well and divide among serving bowls. Ladle on the sauce, then top with the cucumbers, carrots and sprouts and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place a pot of water on to boil for spaghetti. When it comes to a boil, salt the water and add pasta to cook to al dente. Heads up: reserve 1/2 cup cooking water just before draining.
• Place pork in a mixing bowl. Add the egg to the bowl. Place rice cereal in food processor and pulse into a bread crumb like consistency. Add cereal crumbs to bowl.
• Add salt, pepper, five-spice powder, 2 chopped scallions and 2 tablespoons soy sauce. Mix the meat balls thoroughly. Form 1 1/2-inch balls and coat with 1 tablespoon oil, scatter onto a baking sheet and roast 15 minutes.
• When the meatballs are close to done and the pasta is in, heat a large skillet over high heat with enough vegetable oil to coat the bottom of the skillet, a couple of tablespoons. Add the snow peas, red pepper, remaining cut scallions, ginger and garlic, stir-fry 2 minutes add spinach and wilt, 1 minute. Add the remaining soy sauce, about 1/3 cup, and the sesame oil then drain, add in pasta cooking water and toss to combine so pasta can soak up sauce, about 1 minute. Garnish with sesame seeds and top with lots of meatballs.

Steps:

• Combine the ground pork, 1/2 the green onion, 1/2 the garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
• Mix well and keep covered in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• While bringing the water for the pasta to a boil, heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat.
• When the oil begins to smoke, add the remaining garlic and green onion, and stir fry rapidly for 1 minute.
• Add the pork mixture, breaking the meat into small chunks as it cooks, until nicely browned (not burnt).
• Add the soy sauce 1 Tbsp at a time, tasting after each addition to make sure it's not too salty.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• By now the water for the pasta should be boiling.
• If it isn't reduce the heat to low and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally.
• Cook the pasta, if you don't know how, read the package directions.
• Drain the pasta, and toss it into the wok (or combine everything into a large bowl).
• Toss well to coat and to distribute the meat (it tends to fall to the bottom, you'll need a spoon to get it out with your servings).
• Goes great with scallion pancakes!

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti; drain.
• Return to saucepan; keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in 12"; skillet over medium heat, cook mushrooms, onions and carrot in hot oil until vegetable are tender crisp, stirring quickly and frequently.
• Spoon vegetable mixture into spaghetti in saucepan.
• Add soy sauce and crushed red pepper.
• Toss gently to mix all ingredients well.
• Can be served warm or chilled.

Steps:

• TAKES AT LEAST A HALF HOUR TO COOK (an hour for first-timers). FOR YOU FIRST-TIMERS, THIS IS HOW YOU COOK THE PASTA: Boil a big pot of water.
• Add a pinch or two of salt.
• Then add the uncooked pasta when the water is starting to boil.
• Stir occasionally so that it doesn't stick.
• This takes about 20 minutes to cook.
• IN THE MEANTIME -- Heat up a big sauce pan.
• Wait until the pan is warm before adding the oil. (Any oil will do).
• Wait until the oil is heated before adding the diced onions. Put medium heat.
• Sautee about 5 minutes or until golden brown before adding the ground beef.
• Takes about 15 minutes to cook the beef. Drain the fat and majority of the liquid. (The fat will float on top of the sauce later on because it doesn't mix well so you do have to drain).
• Throw in the hoison and ketchup- mix together.
• Taste the sauce to see if you want it to be sweeter or saltier. You might have to add a little more ketchup or hoison as you go.
• Turn off the stove if you are happy with the flavor.
• AND WE'RE BACK TO THE PASTA -- Drain the water out of the pasta.
• You may add cold water to keep it from sticking but if everyone's eating and you know that there won't be any pasta left, you don't have to add cold water so that the pasta will be hot.
• If you do add cold water, drain it before trying to serve. You don't want a wet plate -- if ya know what I mean *insert wink*.
• SERVING THE FOOD. Put desired amount of pasta on plate.
• Put desired amount of sauce over the pasta. Don't put too much because it will get VERY saucy (if you know what I mean *insert 2 winks*).
• ENJOY! *This step is required*.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch and 1 tablespoon soy sauce until smooth; stir in 1 tablespoon sesame oil. Transfer to a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, sugar, remaining soy sauce and sesame oil; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in canola oil until no longer pink. Remove to a platter and keep warm. In the same skillet, stir-fry peas and carrots for 5 minutes. Add the green onions, ginger and pepper flakes. Cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender. Return chicken to pan. Add soy sauce mixture; drain pasta; Add to skillet; toss until combined.

Steps:

• Bring lots of water to boil as you would usually cook pasta.
• Add salt (I use about 1TBSP) and baking soda.
• Add pasta and cook about 2 minutes longer than what the package says. Drain and use in any recipes in place of Chinese noodles.