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butter soy sauce tuna spaghetti recipe

Butter Soy Sauce Tuna Spaghetti

Yuka
Butter soy sauce tuna spaghetti is a super easy lunch dish that I absolutely love to cook! Butter and soy sauce are always a perfect combination and tuna and pasta is a great one too!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g spaghetti
  • 1 canned tuna I used Solid White Albacore Tuna in Oil. I feel like this one is closer to the canned tuna that you can find in Japan.
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic HERE to buy
  • 10 g unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon soy sauce HERE to buy
  • ½ teaspoon torigara soup base HERE to buy
  • 1/3 large onion About 75-90g
  • 50 ml pasta water After making pasta, save the pasta water.

Topping

  • scallion (green onion)

Instructions
 

Let's make spaghetti!

  • Make spaghetti first. In a deep pot with boiling water, add 1 teaspoon salt. Then add the spaghetti and cook for 8 minutes. .
  • Save 50ml pasta water and drain spaghetti.
  • Open the canned tuna and remove the oil in the can using a mesh strainer.

Let's cook sauce!

  • Cut onion into thin slices.
  • Open the canned tuna and drain the water well using a fine mesh strainer.
  • In a medium pan, add vegetable oil and garlic. Turn the heat to medium and cook the garlic until the garlic is slightly brown.
  • Add the onion into the pan and mix quickly then add butter. Cook until the onion gets softer and the clear in color.
  • Add tuna, soy sauce, torigara soup base, and pasta water. Cook until the water is low.

Let's eat!

  • In a plate or deep bowl, add the spaghetti and top with the sauce you just made! Add some green onion as topping!
Keyword pasta, tuna
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