Yoonhi's Kitchen: March 2013

During my visit to Maui with my husband and his family, we grabbed life by the horns and tried out as many different restaurants as we could. My sister and brother in law highly recommended a place called Star Noodle. It had all the Asian goodness: ramen (amongst loads of other noodles), pork buns, Vietnamese crepes, Filipino bacon and eggs, and last, but not least, garlic noodles (not to mention an extensive list of sakes and cocktails). These garlic noodles found a place in my heart (and in my stomach) that I had to re-create at home.
So literally, the prime ingredients are noodles and garlic. I tweaked the recipe a bit to more my taste. Enjoy!

Garlic Noodles
Serves 2

Ingredients:
1/2 package of Capellini noodles (or any thin noodles will work)
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 stick unsalted butter
4-5 tablespoon of olive oil
6-7 cloves of garlic (or more), minced
2 tablespoon oyster sauce
3 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
Optional:
1 c mushrooms, sliced
2 c shrimp, frozen
lemon pepper
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Directions:
1) Boil noodles until al dente.
2) In a pan, cook the shrimp until fully cooked. You can sprinkle on lemon pepper and salt to taste. Add mushrooms until tender.
3) In another pot, heat the butter, garlic, and olive oil in medium heat. (Make sure the garlic doesn't brown). Then toss the drained noodles to the pot. In med-low heat, add the oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.