Wafu Pasta (Japanese-Style Pasta)
User Reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
550 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Wafu Pasta (Japanese-Style Pasta)
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This simple and delicious recipe for Wafu Pasta is a Japanese western-fusion style pasta flavored with savory bacon, mushrooms, tossed in a soy-based sauce.
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Ingredients
Pasta:
- 1 lb pasta your choice of spaghetti, angel hair, or linguine
- ¼ white onion sliced thinly
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 4 lices Bacon cut into pieces
- 300 g mushrooms cut into pieces
Wafu sauce:
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- ¾ C - 1 C reserved pasta cooking water
Garnish:
- 1 talk green onions chopped
- nori seaweed cut into thin pieces
- bonito flakes optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to the package directions, minus 1 minute (to ensure al dente texture).
- Reserve about 1 C of pasta cooking liquid and drain the pasta. Set aside.
- Heat a large pot or frying pan over medium heat and add in the bacon. Cook until the bacon renders.
- Add in onions and garlic, and saute, cooking until onions are slightly softened and aromatic.
- Add in the mushrooms and continue to cook, stirring every so often.
- Reduce the heat.
- In a small bowl, combine soy sauce and mirin.
- Add in the pasta, along with the soy sauce and mirin mixture.
- Use a pair of tongs to coat the pasta with the sauce.
- Pour in enough reserved pasta cooking liquid to loosen.
- Remove from heat and garnish with chopped green onions, nori and bonito flakes.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
550kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
91g
(30%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
955mg
(40%)
Potassium
590mg
(17%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
38IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
37mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 550 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 550kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 91g | 30% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 955mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 590mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 38IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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