Butter Shoyu Pasta with Japanese Mushrooms

If you have butter, soy sauce, and spaghetti in your pantry, you can make this mouthwatering Japanese-style pasta with a medley of Asian mushrooms. Butter Soy Sauce Pasta is ridiculously flavorful for the small amount of effort, so this weeknight pasta is sure to become a favorite.

📝 Ingredients

• 300 grams mushrooms ((I used equal parts shimeji, maitake, and shiitake))
• 225 grams spaghetti ((or other pasta))
• 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
• 12 grams garlic ((2 large cloves garlic, chopped))
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 28 grams cultured unsalted butter ((2 tablespoons))
• Black pepper (to taste)
• Flat-leaf parsley ((chopped for garnish))
• Salt ((for pasta water and mushrooms))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Boil water with salt.: Bring a wide pan filled with 2-inches of water to a boil and salt generously (I usually add 1 tablespoon per gallon of water).
2. 2Prepare mushrooms.: Trim the 300 grams mushrooms and slice or shred them into bite-sized pieces.
3. 3Boil pasta.: Boil the 225 grams spaghetti for 1 minute less than the time specified in the package directions.
4. 4Saute garlic in olive oil.: In a separate frying pan over medium heat, add the 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil and 12 grams garlic. Sauté the garlic until it is fragrant and starting to soften, but do not let it brown yet.
5. 5Add mushrooms to pan and brown.: Add the mushrooms and sauté until they're wilted and starting to brown. Depending on your mushrooms, you may need to add a little more olive oil to ensure they brown evenly. Season with a pinch of Salt and Black pepper to taste.
6. 6Melt butter into mushrooms.: When the pasta is almost done, and the mushrooms have browned, melt the 28 grams cultured unsalted butter into the mushrooms.
7. 7Add soy sauce and pasta water.: Add the 2 tablespoons soy sauce and a scoop of the starchy pasta water. Mix this vigorously to emulsify the butter with the liquids.
8. 8Add pasta to pan with mushrooms.: Transfer the cooked pasta to the pan with the mushrooms using tongs or a slotted spoon and vigorously stir the noodles with the butter soy sauce mixture. Continue adding pasta water as it gets absorbed, until the spaghetti is cooked to your liking and is coated in a thin layer of the creamy sauce.
9. 9Garnish with parsley.: Garnish with Flat-leaf parsley and serve immediately.