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Napolitan (Japanese Ketchup Spaghetti)
Serves 2 · About 25 min
Boiled spaghetti stir-fried with sausages, onion, green pepper and ketchup. The old-school taste of Japanese coffee shops.
① Cut the fillings→② Boil the spaghetti→③ Stir-fry the toppings→④ Stir-fry the ketchup→⑤ Toss with the pasta
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How to make it
1
Cut the fillings
- On the cutting board, cut the sausages on a slant 5 mm thick
- Cut the onion into thin slices 5 mm wide
- Cut the green pepper in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and stem, and cut 5 mm wide
How to tell it's doneAll 3 are cut to about the same width.
2
Boil the spaghetti
- Bring 2 L water to a boil in a large pot and add 1 tbsp salt
- Add the spaghetti, spreading it out, and loosen with cooking chopsticks. Use medium heat so it does not boil over
- Boil 1 min longer than the time on the package (Napolitan is best with softer pasta)
- Drain in a strainer
How to tell it's doneEat 1 strand: it is soft, with no hard center.
Be carefulIf you do not stir right after adding it, the pasta sticks together. Stir now and then for the first 1 min.
3
Stir-fry the toppings
- While it boils, put 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a frying pan and heat over medium heat
- Add the sausages and onion and stir-fry 2 min, then add the green pepper and stir-fry 1 min
How to tell it's doneThe onion is soft and see-through, the sausages are browned, and everything is hot when you touch it.
4
Stir-fry the ketchup
- Push the fillings to the side of the frying pan and put 6 tbsp ketchup in the empty space
- Spread just the ketchup with a spatula and fry for 1 min, then mix it with the fillings
How to tell it's doneThe ketchup has turned a little darker red and is bubbling.
Be carefulKetchup splatters. Keep your face away.
5
Toss with the spaghetti
- Put the drained spaghetti in the frying pan and stir-fry for 2 min, mixing everything with tongs
- Turn off the heat, add 10 g butter and a pinch of pepper and mix
- Put on plates and sprinkle with grated parmesan if you like
ReadyNo white pasta is left, and it is orange all over.
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If it didn't work out
It's sourThe ketchup was not fried long enough in step 4. Next time, fry it a full 1 min.
The pasta is hard or dryIt did not boil long enough. Next time, boil for the package time + 1 min.
The flavor is weakNot enough salt in the boiling water. Next time, measure 1 tbsp salt properly. This time, eat it with grated parmesan.
The noodles stick together in clumpsIt was not mixed right after it was added in step 2. Put the pasta into the frying pan right after boiling.
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