Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Naporitan)

Name: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Naporitan)
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 7 oz (170 g) spaghetti; 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced; ½ small onion, thinly sliced; ¼ lb (110 g) sausage or ham, sliced; ⅓ cup ketchup; 2 tsp butter; 2 tsp vegetable oil; Salt, to taste; Pepper, to taste

Naporitan or napolitan (ナポリタン) is the name of a pasta dish, which is popular in Japan. It is claimed to originate from Yokohama.

serves 2

Ingredients

7 oz (170 g) spaghetti
1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
½ small onion, thinly sliced
¼ lb (110 g) sausage or ham, sliced
⅓ cup ketchup
2 tsp butter
2 tsp vegetable oil
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste

Steps

Put about 8 cups of water in a large pot, and add 2 tbsp salt. Bring to a boil on high heat and cook spaghetti according to package directions.
Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil in a large skillet and stir-fry onion, bell pepper, and sausage on medium heat until softened. Season with salt and pepper.
Add drained spaghetti in the skillet and stir-fry with other ingredients.
Add ketchup and stir-fry the spaghetti. Mix in butter and stop the heat.

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Adapted from “Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Naporitan)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.