TL;DR: Cook pasta. Make sauce. Pour pasta into sauce and cook. Sprinkle with cheese and scallions and serve.
Making an amazing dish out of whatever bits you have lying around feels so heroic, and this version of that experience happens to be just to my odd taste. It’s all the things I love together, and honestly, it’s so incredible that I really struggle to not make myself a second bowl after I finish the first. It’s a strange hybrid of nations and flavors, but it’s so spicy and umami and sweet and savory that I just can’t stop eating it. It’s my kind of pantry pasta, using all the things I always have leftover, such as half of a box or less of pasta; some butter, garlic, chile paste, and honey; and usually a partially finished bottle of wine. I wish I could help you all develop your own version of pantry pasta, but here’s mine to get the creative juices flowing.
