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Ultimate Spaghetti Napolitan AKA Japanese Ketchup Pasta

Prep Time:

10 Minutes

Cook Time:

15 Minutes

Serves:

2 Servings

Level:

Beginner

About the Recipe

Japanese Spaghetti Napolitan isn't one for sticklers for tradition. But if you love your pasta and you love a plate of pure pasta comfort food now and again, this is definitely a dish you should try!

Ingredients

1 small onion

1 clove of garlic

1/3 green bell pepper 

1/3 red bell pepper

4 button mushrooms

5 frankfurter sausages


for the sauce:


1/2 tin of plum tomatoes, (1 tin = 400g / 14 oz)

4 tbsp of tomato ketchup

1 tbsp of brown sauce (I use Bull-dog brown sauce)

50g / 2 ozcheddar cheese

1 tbsp vegetable oil


some salt & pepper


some basil or parsely for topping

Preparation

cut off the both ends of the onion, then halve and slice


slice the bell peppers


peel and finely slice the garlic clove


slice the mushrooms


slice the frankfurter sausages diagonally


put the tinned tomatoes in a bowl.  add the tomato kechup & brown sauce. (if the tinned plum tomatoes are whole, you will need to cut them up.)  mix well


grate the cheddar cheese into a second bowl


heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. add all the chopped vegetables and sausages and stir fry for about 5 minutes over a medium heat or until the sasuges are cooked


season with a little salt & pepper to taste


meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a saucepan according to the packet instruction and drain


back to the frying pan, pour in the sauce mixture and mix well. next, add the grated cheese. then, add the drained spaghetti and mix together well


sprinkle over the parsley or basil. serve immediately

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