Tomato Ketchup Pasta Recipe (Japanese Napolitan)

Super easy ketchup pasta recipe also known as Napolitan in Japan is a popular Japanese sweet pasta dish which is popular with the kids. Since it is made with their all time favourite ingredient tomato ketchup. It taste so delicious, and is easy to make.

📝 Ingredients

• 120 grams Spaghetti
• 1 litre Water
• 1 tbsp Salt
• 3 tbsp Olive Oil
• 4 cloves Garlic (peeled & chopped finely)
• 1 large Onions (peeled & sliced thinly)
• 1 medium Green Bell Pepper (sliced)
• 2/3 cup Tomato Ketchup
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1 tsp Salt (to taste)
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Butter

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cooking Pasta - Bring water in a sauce pan to a full boil, add in salt to taste. Add in pasta and cook pasta in salted boiling water as per package directions. Strain through a colander, reserve the pasta cooking liquid which we will use later.
2. 2Saute Aromatics - Heat oil in a pan. Add in garlic and cook on low heat for a minute. Add in sliced onions into the garlic and saute for a minute. Now add in bell peppers and stir fry for couple of minutes.
3. 3Make Sauce - Add in tomato ketchup, soy sauce and mix that well with onions. Let them cook for couple of minutes. Add in sugar, salt, black pepper powder and mix well.
4. 4Making Ketchup Pasta - Now add in the cooked pasta into the sauce along with butter and 1/4 cup pasta cooking water and toss well. Let the sauce coat the strands of noodles. Serve.