Hello everyone, I'm MASA.
Today I'd like to share a recipe of making a pretty tasty spaghetti with Japanese style seasoning.
We don't always have to cook spaghetti in western style.
It tastes as good if making with ingredients often seen in Japanese dishes.
It's not that complicated to make.
With simple method and you can enjoy a plate of grease-free
and refreshing pasta.
Alright, let's get started.
(2 stalks of green onion)
The green part and the white part of green onion is added at different timing.
It's better to separate them in the first place.
(White part-cut into small rings)
(Green part-cut into small rings)
(3 cloves of garlic)
(Peel off the garlic skin)
(Cut into small dices)
(1/2 Chili pepper)
I'm not good at eating spicy food personally, so I use only half of the chili pepper.
You can add in the amount you prefer.
(2 slices of bacon)
Although the main ingredients are prawns and garlic,
for adding another layer of umami
using bacon is pretty suitable to do that.
(Cut into small pieces)
(Prepare a pot of boiling water)
(Some salt) When cooking spaghetti, we normally add salt with the amount that is about 1% of boiling water.
You can add a roughly amount of salt close to this ratio.
( Spaghetti—120 g)
(Put to low heat) To prevent spaghetti from getting burnt, put to low heat.
Hold the spaghetti in a bunch like this.
Put into the pot but still holding the top
Gently press it down bit by bit
By doing so, you can cook long-shaped noodles even with a small pot.^^b
When all noodles are in the pot, adjust the heat.
(Put to medium-high heat)
Each brand has its suggested cooking time.
Set the timer for 2~3 minutes earlier than the suggested time.
Ok, while cooking spaghetti, we can prepare other ingredients with another stove.
(Diced bacon)
(Sauté until the fat renders from bacon)
If the grease coming out from the bacon is not enough,
you may add a little bit of olive oil.
(Add all processed ingredients, except for green part of green onion)
(Evenly heat it up and sauté until fragrant)
(Cook until it turns light golden brown)
(6 prawns)
You can add whichever seafood you like,
such as scallop and squid. They also go with this dish. ! ´▽`)ﾉ
Once seafood is added, mind the cooking time
(Sauté until the surface of prawns are colored)
(To prevent over-cooked, take out the prawns first)
(Spaghetti is ready)
(Add spaghetti in to the pan)
(Put to medium heat)
(Some cooking water)
There is no specific amount of cooking water added.
You may add cooking water whenever you feel the ingredients in the pan need it.
(2 tbsp of sake)
(1 tbsp of mirin)
(1 tsp of soy sauce)
(Set and let the spaghetti absorb the sauce)
Keep cooking until the spaghetti to your preference after the seasonings are added.
The spaghetti will absorb the flavor from the sauce.
(Some Katsuo bushi)
Adding katsuo bushi helps to add another layer of umami.
(Some black pepper)
Try the taste and see if salt or soy sauce is needed.
(Adjust the saltiness)
(Put the prawns back)
Once the prawns are put back, stir-fry a bit then you may turn off the heat.
(Green part of green onion)
(Katsuo bushi)
Ok, here is a plate of delicious
Spaghetti with Wafu Garlic & Prawns
Since we rest the spaghetti into the sauce and let it absorb the flavor of the soup
each single noodle is fully flavored.
By simply taking a bite,
and you can enjoy trio flavors of garlic, bacon, and katsuo bushi! (￣￢￣)
It's not very heavy. Instead, it's relatively refreshing.
And it goes pretty well with white wine and sake. *￣▽￣*~♪
You should definitely give it a try.
Thank you.