About the Recipe
Spaghetti first became popular in Japan during the 1950's when the Japanese began to embrace Western foods with some gusto. Nowadays, it is rare to visit any Japanese high street without seeing one or more of the Italian chain restaurants that have grown up over the decades, Don't expect a classic Italian style dish here, the accent is on fruity flavours and a fast treat - ketchup and frankfurters rule the day here rather than passata and olives!
Ingredients
150g spaghetti (dry weight)
1 clove, garlic
1 small onion (approx. 100g)
40g green pepper
40g yellow pepper
4 mushrooms
4 frankfurters
1 tbsp veg oil
5 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp bull-dog sauce
1/8 tsp pepper
40g cheddar cheese
Preparation
halve & thinly slice the onion
do the same with the peppers and mushrooms
slice the frankfurters diagonally into 1.5 cm / 3/4 inch pieces
bring a full pan of water to the boil in a pan & cook the spaghetti* for 8-10 mins, before draining
heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, stir fry the garlic & onion
for 1 min
add the frankfurters and fry for 4 mins, then turn the heat to low.
add the spaghetti, ketchup & bull-dog sauce and mix everything together well
your Japanese spaghetti napolitan is ready. sprinkle with cheddar cheese just before serving
add & stir fry the peppers & mushrooms for another 1 min