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Napolitan

Name: Napolitan
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 200 g Spaghetti; 6 Cocktail sausages; 0.5 Onion; 1 Bell pepper; 4 Button mushrooms; 1 tbsp Butter; 1 tbsp Cooking oil; 5 tbsp Ketchup; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 0.5 tsp Sugar; Salt & pepper; Parmesan

A Japanese diner-style pasta: boiled spaghetti stir-fried with sausage, onion, bell pepper, and mushroom in ketchup. Named after Naples but born in Japan, it's a sweet-savory nostalgic favorite loved by all ages.

Ingredients

2servings

Spaghetti200 g
Cocktail sausages · sliced on the bias6
Onion · sliced0.5
Bell pepper · sliced1
Button mushrooms · sliced4
Butter1 tbsp
Cooking oil1 tbsp
Sauce
Ketchup5 tbsp
Worcestershire sauce1 tsp
Sugar0.5 tsp
Salt & pepper · to taste
Parmesan · to serve

Steps

Boil the spaghetti in salted water 1-2 minutes past the package time so it's soft. Drain and toss with a little oil.
⏲ 12 min
Melt the butter with the oil in a pan and stir-fry the sausage, onion, bell pepper, and mushroom.
⏲ 5 min
Once the vegetables soften, add the ketchup and fry it briefly to cook off the raw tang (until it darkens and thickens).
⏲ 2 min
Add the noodles, Worcestershire, and sugar, and toss until everything is evenly coated.
⏲ 2 min
Season with salt and pepper. Plate and finish with grated Parmesan.
⏲ 1 min

Tips & Variations

Variations

Teppan Napolitan: Served on a hot iron plate over a layer of beaten egg.
Bacon Napolitan: Use bacon instead of sausage.
Seafood: Add shrimp and squid.
Spicy: Finish with a dash of Tabasco.

Tips

Cook the pasta soft (past al dente) — that's what makes Napolitan chewy and tender.
Fry the ketchup first to cook off its raw tang and deepen the flavor.
Let the boiled noodles rest a bit so they don't overcook when fried (a diner trick).
A knob of butter rounds out the flavor.
A little Worcestershire is the secret to its umami.

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