Main ingredients 🥩
Pasta noodlesSpamOnionGarlicCabbageOyster mushroomsKetchupSeasoned salt
Seungwoo Dad's Spam Neapolitan Pasta
A stir-fried pasta style that hits the popular kid-friendly taste with salty spam and various leftover vegetables stir-fried in a sweet ketchup sauce.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those with a kid-friendly palate who enjoy sweet and salty sausage or spam dishes
- ⭐ Those who want to use up leftover vegetables lingering in the fridge
- ⭐ Those who want to make a quick and tasty noodle dish for their kids on the weekend
Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- Pasta noodles, 1 serving
- Spam, 1/2 can
- Onion, 1/2
- Peeled garlic, 3 cloves
- Cabbage, a handful
- Oyster mushrooms, a little
- Ketchup, 3-4 tablespoons
- Toasted sesame seeds, a little
- Sesame oil, a little
- Seasoned salt, 2 teaspoons (for pasta water)
Recipe 🍳
- Boil the pasta noodles in water with 2 teaspoons of seasoned salt and set aside.
- Cut the spam into bite-sized pieces, slice the garlic, and cut the onion, cabbage, and mushrooms into bite-sized pieces.
- Lightly oil a pan and stir-fry the spam until golden brown and oil renders.
- Once the spam oil is released, add the garlic and onion and stir-fry together, then add all the leftover vegetables like cabbage and mushrooms and stir-fry quickly over high heat.
- When the vegetables have wilted, add the cooked noodles and drizzle with tomato ketchup, stir-frying until well coated and moist.
- Finish by turning off the heat and, if desired, sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds or drizzle a drop of sesame oil for extra nuttiness.
- Boil the noodles in seasoned salt water and prep the vegetables and spam.
- Stir-fry spam in a pan to render oil, then add garlic, onion, cabbage, and mushrooms and stir-fry together.
- Add noodles and ketchup, stir-fry well, then finish with toasted sesame seeds and sesame oil.
Cooking tips 💡
- This is a great fridge-clearing recipe that works well with any leftover vegetables like carrots, bell peppers, or paprika.
- Kids love the sweet and tangy flavor. For adults, add some Cheongyang chili peppers or hot sauce for a kick.
- A tiny drizzle of sesame oil at the end brings out the exotic yet familiar charm of stir-fried noodles.