This incredible Asian-style noodle dish features ground pork, pumpkin, and Korean chile paste.
Step1
Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat and cook pork, while breaking up into small pieces, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika and keep cooking and stirring until pork is crumble and is browned up, about 5 minutes.
Step2
Lower heat to medium and add garlic and green onions. Cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Mix in hoisin sauce and cook until sauce has glazed over all the pork pieces, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer pork topping to a bowl.
Step3
Pour out cooking grease but leave 1 tablespoon of grease in the skillet. Add pumpkin puree, gochujang, green onions, sesame oil, and chili peppers. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes.
Step4
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bucatini the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Fish out noodles and drop into the skillet with the pumpkin sauce. Reserve about 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
Step5
Squeeze lime juice on top of the noodles. Add about 2 tablespoons pasta water on top and mix noodles with the sauce until well combined. Keep adding pasta water, a little at a time, until sauce has reached your preferred consistency.
Step6
Turn off heat and stir in chopped cilantro. Transfer noodles to a plate and top with ground pork.
Prepare Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
2
Calories:
787 kcal
Carbohydrate:
90 g
Cholesterol:
82 mg
Dietary Fiber:
6 g
Protein:
32 g
Saturated Fat:
10 g
Sodium:
470 mg
Total Fat:
33 g
