Spaghetti Naporitan Recipe

Naporitan is a simple spaghetti dish popular in Japan. It's one of "yoshoku" dishes which are Japanized Western foods alongside "hanbaagu" and "omurice". Because of its sweet taste, spaghetti naporitan is popular among Japanese kids and is sometimes put in bento lunch boxes. For adults, add some tabasco sauce as needed.

Ingredients:

• 7 oz. spaghetti
• 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 lb sausage or ham, sliced
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 2 tsp butter
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to season

Preparation:

Put about 8 cups of water in a large pot and add 2 Tbsp of 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 butter in and stop the heat.
*Makes 2 servings

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