Mentaiko Spaghetti

Mentaiko means seasoned cod fish eggs. It may be hard to find where you live, but some Japanese supermarkets sell them frozen. You can also buy Mentaiko in the souvenir section at Japanese airports. Fukuoka city has a very famous variety of mentaiko. We use it in rice bowls, omelets, and many other foods. It’s a little spicy and taste very good. Please try this recipe if you can find mentaiko. It's perfect for spaghetti.

Yield: 2 servings
Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb pasta noodles
• 4 pieces green perilla (oba), chopped thin
• 1 mentaiko (about 60g)
• 1/2 medium onion (sliced)
  

Spices

• 15g butter
  

Preparation

1. Boil pasta until al dente
2. Take the mentaiko out of the skin
3. Microwave butter 30 seconds in a small bowl, add mentaiko, and mix
4. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion for 5 minutes over medium heat
5. Add pasta, mix with onion then add mentaiko with butter
6. Turn off the stove and stir (until mentaiko is thouroughly mixed in)
7. Put green perilla on the top