For my first post, I would like to share a very simple recipe which everyone could whip up even after a busy day at work. You don't need to be an expert in cooking to make a simple meal. For this dish,there is not much cooking skills involved. If you could boil the spaghetti, you are half way done! In this recipe I used Shimeji mushroom. You could always substitute them with other type of mushroom such as Enoki etc. i also used mirin and sake. you could easily get them from Daiso or any other Japanese supermarket. Finally I topped it with some Korean Seaweed. This topping is optional, you can choose not to have it.
Japanese Spaghetti with Shimeiji mushroom
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
· 1/2 lb (225g) spaghetti
· 3 slices bacon, cut to 1/2" width
· 1 clove garlic, minced
· 1 bunch Shimeji mushrooms, cut the bottom, separated into pieces by hand
· 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
· 1 Tbsp soya sauce
· 1 Tbsp Mirin
· 1 Tbsp Sake
· 1 Tbsp butter
· ¼ red capsicum, thinly sliced
· Korean seaweed
Instructions
1. Boil about 12 cups or 3 littler of water in a big pot and add about 3 Tbsp salt (not in the ingredients). Cook spaghetti according to the instructions on the package.
2. Heat a frying pan at medium heat. Add bacon pieces and cook until browned and somewhat crispy. Add minced garlic and stir. Add Shimeji mushrooms, sliced onion and capsicum, cook until tender. Add into the pan a quarter cup of boiling water from the pasta, the soy sauce, Mirin, and Sake, and stir well. Add butter in the sauce. Put the cooked spaghetti into the sauce and stir for a couple of minutes to coat the spaghetti with the sauce.
3. Serve on a plate, and top with Korean seaweed.
