I don't think I've come across any restaurant that serves Spaghetti Napolitan. This dish always seems like comfort food to me. I know little kids seems to like because it is sweet, yet appeals to adults too because it is savory as well. I don't know... bottomline: It is good~. Haha! XD I think this is a good college dorm dish... no?
Giving into temptation, of course I was not going to pass on a spaghetti recipe I saw on Just Hungry for Spaghetti Napolitan! I just had to try it. I didn't alter the original recipe other than using a different type of ketchup by Heinz, and omitted the butter when cooking.
(If you want to know what "yoshoku" means, please read about it in Just Hungry. Very informative.)
Plate full o' food!
Ingredients:
1 - 1.5 bunch dried spaghetti (or pasta of your choice)
1 small/medium bell pepper (any color of your choice, I used green)
1/2 - 1 medium onion
1 box button mushrooms (white buttons or baby portabellos)
2 - 3 links of frankfurters (I used beef. Regular hot dogs or sausages work too.)
1/2 cup ketchup (I used a sugar-free ketchup by Heinz, and it tasted just fine.)
2 tbsp tonkatsu sauce (I used Bulldog brand.)
2 tbsp heavy cream
oil
salt and pepper to taste
How-To:
- Cook pasta according to package, and let drain.
- Slice onions to strips.
- Slices bell peppers to strips.
- Slice mushrooms. (Tip!: Have an egg slicer? Slice mushrooms faster with it!)
- Slice frankfurter/hot dog into diagonal slices.
- In a heated pan, lightly grease with a touch of oil (or butter) and cook the onion until lightly translucent.
- Add the peppers and mushrooms, and cook until lightly tender/limp.
- Add and cook the frankfurter slices. (Brown lightly for a touch of crisp.)
- In a bowl, combine ketchup, tonkatsu sauce and cream.
- Add drained pasta into the pan of veggies.
- Add the sauce mixture into the pan, and toss to coat each strand of spaghetti with yumminess.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Plate and enjoy!
Like many pasta dish, top with a dash of grated cheese. Like it spicy? Add a touch of crushed pepper flakes. Hope you all will try this dish! (^-^)
