Bacon and Eggplant Soy Sauce Butter Pasta

Bahan-bahan (2 porsi)

• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 dried red chili pepper
• ½ onion ((4 oz, 113 g))
• 3 shiitake mushrooms
• 1 small bunch chives ((for garnish))
• 4 slices applewood smoked bacon
• 1 Japanese or Chinese eggplant ((5 oz, 140 g))
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• ⅛ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
• ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1½ Tbsp soy sauce
• 4 QT water
• 1½ Tbsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt ((for the water))
• 8 oz spaghetti ((or use linguine or fettuccine))