Napolitan Spaghetti (Japanese Ketchup Pasta)
Learn how to make this Japanese family favorite, Spaghetti Napolitan! Made with sausage, bell peppers, onion, and mushrooms cooked in a sweet ketchup sauce, mixed with perfectly cooked al dente pasta and topped with a fried egg.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3000 ml water
- 3 hot dog sausages (diagonally sliced 1cm thick)
- 100 g onion (thinly sliced)
- 75 g green bell pepper (thinly sliced)
- 30 g button mushroom (thinly sliced)
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp tomato ketchup (+ 2 tbsp for a finishing touch)
- ½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp salt
- 200 g dry spaghetti (1.7-1.8mm)
- 2 eggs
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- ½ tsp grated parmesan cheese (grated )
- dried parsley (to garnish)
Instructions
- 1
First, take a large pot and add 3000 ml water and bring it to a boil. While you wait for it to heat up, prepare the hotdogs and vegetables according to the ingredient list.
- 2
Heat up a large pan on medium, once hot add 2 tsp olive oil. Add 3 hot dog sausages (sliced) and fry for 1-2 minutes.
- 3
Add 100 g onion and fry for 2 minutes.
- 4
Add 75 g green bell pepper and 30 g button mushroom, and fry for another 1-2 minutes.
- 5
Next, add 4 tbsp tomato ketchup and lower the heat to prevent the ketchup burning.
- 6
Mix well and add ½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce and 1 tbsp butter. Once the butter has melted and the sauce is heated through, take the pan off the heat and set aside for later.
- 7
Once the pot of water is boiling and add 1 tbsp salt.
- 8
Add 200 g dry spaghetti and cook according to the instructions on the packaging.
- 9
Heat up a separate pan on medium and add a drizzle of oil. Crack in 2 eggs with 1 pinch salt and pepper and fry to preference.
- 10
Take 1-2 tbsp of the pasta water and add it into the pan with the meat and vegetables.
- 11
Drain the rest of the water and transfer the pasta to the pan of sauce, return the pan to the heat. Mix well and allow to warm through.
- 12
Add ½ tsp grated parmesan cheese, a pinch of salt and pepper and an extra 1 tbsp of ketchup per portion. Mix well.
- 13
Serve up and top with fried egg and a sprinkle of dried parsley.
- 14
Enjoy!