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Butter Shoyu Pasta with Japanese Mushrooms
If you have butter, soy sauce, and spaghetti in your pantry, you can make this mouthwatering Japanese-style pasta with a medley of Asian mushrooms. Butter Soy Sauce Pasta is ridiculously flavorful for the small amount of effort, so this weeknight pasta is sure to become a favorite.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
2
servings
Calories:
632 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 300 grams mushrooms (I used equal parts shimeji, maitake, and shiitake)
- 225 grams spaghetti (or other pasta)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil virgin
- 12 grams garlic (2 large cloves garlic, chopped)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 28 grams butter 2 tablespoons, cultured, unsalted
- black pepper to taste
- flat-leaf parsley (chopped for garnish)
- salt (for pasta water and mushrooms)
Instructions
- Bring a wide pan filled with 2-inches of water to a boil and salt generously (I usually add 1 tablespoon per gallon of water).
- Trim the 300 grams mushrooms and slice or shred them into bite-sized pieces.
- Boil the 225 grams spaghetti for 1 minute less than the time specified in the package directions.
- In a separate frying pan over medium heat, add the 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil and 12 grams garlic. Sauté the garlic until it is fragrant and starting to soften, but do not let it brown yet.
- Add the mushrooms and sauté until they're wilted and starting to brown. Depending on your mushrooms, you may need to add a little more olive oil to ensure they brown evenly. Season with a pinch of Salt and Black pepper to taste.
- When the pasta is almost done, and the mushrooms have browned, melt the 28 grams cultured unsalted butter into the mushrooms.
- Add the 2 tablespoons soy sauce and a scoop of the starchy pasta water. Mix this vigorously to emulsify the butter with the liquids.
- Transfer the cooked pasta to the pan with the mushrooms using tongs or a slotted spoon and vigorously stir the noodles with the butter soy sauce mixture. Continue adding pasta water as it gets absorbed, until the spaghetti is cooked to your liking and is coated in a thin layer of the creamy sauce.
- Garnish with Flat-leaf parsley and serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
632kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
92g
(31%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
0.5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
1.022mg
(0%)
Potassium
794mg
(17%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
350IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
46mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 632
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 632kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 92g | 31% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 1.022mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 794mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 350IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.