Japanese Style Spaghetti Inspired by Miam Miam
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Serves: 2 pax
 
Ingredients
Pre-cooked Spaghetti
  • 120g Spaghetti (150g for 2 very hungry pax)
  • 1 litre of water
  • ½ tablespoon Salt
Miam Miam Ingredients
  • 25g unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 80g Yellow Onion (Sliced) - about 1 big onion
  • 1 tomato (cut into wedges)
  • 50g Shimeji Mushroom
  • 1 piece of Cheese Sauage
  • 3 to 4 slices of Bacon (about 60g)
  • 25g of spinach leaves (about 1 handful)
Seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon dashi powder
  • 1 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce (Recommend Kikkoman)
  • 4 tablespoons reserved pasta water
Topping
  • 2 Onsen Eggs (or Sunny Side Up or Raw Egg Yolk)
  • ¼ teaspoon toasted white sesame
Instructions
Precooking the Spaghetti
  1. Bring 1 litre of water to boil under medium high heat.
  2. Add salt when boil.
  3. Lower the heat to medium and add in the spaghetti and cooked until Al Dente ( usually about 10 mins but do test the doneness at about 8 mins)
  4. Drain away the pasta water (save about 4 to 6 tablespoons of the water for later use) and set the pasta aside.
Cooking the Miam Miam Spaghetti
  1. In a heated pan, render the bacon in its on fats for about 5 to 10 mins over medium low heat until the meat crisp and brown.
  2. Remove from the pan when done and set aside for later use.
  3. Using the same pan, turn up the heat to medium.
  4. Add in butter, chopped garlic, sliced onions and saute it for about 30 sec until fragrance
  5. Add in tomato, mushrooms, sausage and bacon and saute for another 1 min.
  6. Add in the drained pasta, spinach, seasonings and 4 tablespoons of pasta water
  7. Toss until the seasoning is mixed in and remove the pan from the heat.
Finishing
  1. Top with an onsen egg and sprinkle with toasted white sesame.
Recipe by eckitchensg at http://eckitchensg.com/2018/03/japanese-style-spaghetti-inspired-miam-miam/