Rich, spicy spaghetti.
Serves 4. Not difficult if you can get the gochujang...
Ingredients
- 350g assorted mushrooms, cleaned and thinly sliced
- 250g ground pork
- 1 onion, diced
- 4-5 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1-2 tbsp (or small can) tomato paste
- 2-3 tbsp gochujang
- 2 tsp flour
- 250ml whole milk
- 200g shredded cheddar cheese
- 50g grated parmesan cheese (and more for garnish)
- ground black pepper
- 1 pack spaghetti
- olive oil
Method
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet (a large flat-bottomed pan works better for this than a wok).
- Scatter half of the mushrooms in the skillet and let them brown for a few minutes, then turn them over to do their other side. Do not move or salt them otherwise (to avoid releasing too much water). Put them aside, do the same to the other half, then return the rest to the skillet.
- Boil a large pot of water, add a big pinch of salt and some oil, and cook the spaghetti.
- In the meanwhile, add a bit more oil and brown the pork (in the same skillet).
- Add the onion, garlic, salt & pepper to taste, and sauté until the onion is translucent.
- Add the tomato paste, gochujang and flour, and mix; cook for a couple of minutes.
- Stir in the milk and bring to a simmer; cook until it thickens slightly.
- Add the cheddar and parmesan, stir until it's melted and well mixed.
- Add the spaghetti, toss and cook together for a minute.
- Serve with more grated parmesan on top.
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