japanese

Mentaiko Butter Spaghetti with Shiso and Nori

This dish pairs spaghetti with mentaiko spicy cod roe, butter and shiso leaves sliced. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Lunch Dinner

Easy

Balanced Pescatarian

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Estimated macros per portion

27 g Protein

85 g Carbohydrates

23 g Fat

4 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

109g spaghetti 404 kcal
63g mentaiko spicy cod roe 52 kcal
25g butter 179 kcal
7g soy sauce 5 kcal
11g lemon juice 3 kcal
9g shiso leaves sliced 2 kcal
2g nori sheet shredded 1 kcal
14g scallions sliced 5 kcal

Cooking instructions

spaghetti
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil; cook spaghetti until al dente. Reserve 60 ml pasta water, then drain.
mentaiko spicy cod roebuttersoy sauce
In a bowl, mash mentaiko with softened butter and soy sauce until smooth.
spaghettimentaiko spicy cod roebutter
Toss hot spaghetti with the mentaiko butter. Add reserved pasta water a little at a time to make it silky.
lemon juicenori sheet shredded
Add lemon juice and half the shredded nori; toss again.
shiso leaves slicednori sheet shredded
Top with sliced shiso leaves and remaining nori; serve immediately.