Mentaiko Pasta

Mentaiko Pasta is easy to make and delicious. It's a cod roe pasta that's full of flavor but not heavy. All you need is angel hair pasta or spaghetti, mentaiko (preserved cod roe), butter, and soy sauce. Top with nori right before serving!

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 3

Servings:

Calories: 386kcal

Ingredients

⅓ pound angel hair pasta (or spaghetti)
2 lobes mentaiko
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
2 sheets nori, torn into small pieces

Instructions

Gently remove the mentaiko from their sacks and place it in a large mixing bowl. Set aside one spoonful of mentaiko and place that in a small bowl (we’ll use this to top the pasta right before serving).
Add the butter and soy sauce to the large mixing bowl.
Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package. Then drain and reserve ¼ cup of the cooking water.
Pour that cooking water into the mixing bowl with the mentaiko, butter, and soy sauce.
The add the pasta. Use tongs to gently mix everything together. The butter will melt and mix with the mentaiko and soy sauce. The starch in the pasta water helps everything bind everything together.
Divide into two bowls. Top with the torn nori and the spoonful of mentaiko we put aside in Step 1. Eat and enjoy ^_^

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