These garlic noodles are deceivingly simple, yet devastatingly delicious. Garlic noodles were invented back in the '70s at a restaurant in San Francisco called Thanh Long. Usually served with roasted Dungeness crab, the recipe is a very closely guarded family secret, but after lots of investigation, and even more experimentation, I think this is very close.

Ingredients:

• For the Secret Sauce:

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons fish sauce

¼ teaspoon sesame oil

1 pinch cayenne pepper

• For the Noodles:

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

8 cloves garlic, minced

6 ounces spaghetti

¼ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

1 tablespoon chopped green onion, or to taste

1 pinch red pepper flakes

Directions:

Step 1: Gather all ingredients. Stir soy sauce, oyster sauce, Worcestershire sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl for the secret sauce.

Step 2: Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Quickly stir in the secret sauce and turn off the heat.

Step 3: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet slightly firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. 

Step 4: Transfer spaghetti into the sauce using tongs, bringing some of the cooking water with it. Toss until well coated; stir in Parmesan cheese. Splash in more pasta water if noodles are too dry.

Step 5: Plate noodles; garnish with green onions and red pepper flakes.