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Shiitake butter soy spaghetti
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VegJapan x Italy

Shiitake butter soy spaghetti

Butter and soy: the two words that make any noodle behave.

30 minTime
19 gProtein each
mildSpice
Pasta in a Japanese accent2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
595kcalsame
19 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
30minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Pasta200 g spaghetti
Dried shiitake mushrooms4 dried shiitake
Button mushroom200 g button mushrooms, sliced
Olive oil2 tsp
Butter2 tbsp
Garlic3 cloves, sliced
Soy sauce4 tsp
Sugar1 tsp
Nori sheets1 sheet, cut in thin strips
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2 stalks, sliced
Black peppera few grinds
Saltfor the pasta water

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Soak the shiitake in 200 ml hot water for 20 minutes. Squeeze, slice thinly and keep the soaking liquid.
  2. 2Boil the spaghetti in well salted water at a rolling boil for 1 minute less than the packet says.
  3. 3Meanwhile heat the olive oil in a wide pan on medium high heat. Add button mushrooms and shiitake and fry 5 minutes without stirring too much.
  4. 4Add the garlic for 30 seconds, then the soy, sugar and 4 tbsp shiitake liquid. Let it bubble 1 minute.
  5. 5Lift the pasta into the pan with 80 ml pasta water. Take off the heat, add the butter and toss 1 minute.
  6. 6Twirl onto plates and finish with nori strips, spring onion and black pepper.
Serve it like this

Twirl a tall nest of spaghetti in a warm shallow bowl using tongs and a ladle. Spoon the mushrooms over, then crown with a tangle of nori and spring onion.

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