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Hed Chef: Mentaiko pasta

Maximum taste, minimal washing-up
Hedy Khoo
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Aug 31, 2017 06:00 am
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For a quick yet luxurious dish that is easy to rustle up, try mentaiko pasta.

Mentaiko is spicy cured pollock roe, but I find it more savoury than spicy.

Being crazy about shiso (perilla), I have added more of it in my take on this Japanese fusion dish. You can do without shiso and use nori strips as a garnish, but it isn't quite the same.

Shiso has a herbaceous nutty mintiness that helps cut through the creaminess and intensify both flavour and texture.

This is one dish that requires very little washing up afterwards. Serve it up with a side salad and you are set for a delectable fuss-free meal.

INGREDIENTS (SERVES ONE)

  • 2 shiso leaves
  • 2 litres of water
  • 2 tsp fine salt
  • 85g angel hair pasta
  • 1 tbsp thickened cream
  • 45g mentaiko (marinated pollock roe), removed from the sac
  • 10g finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 10 nori strips
  • 3g Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings

METHOD

1. Rinse and dry the shiso leaves.

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2. Place the leaves one on top of the other. Roll them up and slice finely. Set aside.

3. Bring 2 litres of water to boil in a saucepan. Add 2 teaspoon of salt.

4. Let water reach boiling point again and add pasta. Boil according to packet instructions. It is usually around 4 to 5 minutes. Turn off fire.

5. Pour pasta out into a colander to drain off water. Place pasta back into pot.

6. In a bowl, mix thickened cream with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

7. Add this to the pasta and stir through.

8. Add in three-quarters of the mentaiko and toss through. Sprinkle on the pinch of sea salt and toss briefly.

9. Transfer the pasta onto a plate. Place the remaining mentaiko on top. Garnish with finely sliced shiso, nori strips and Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings.

10. Serve immediately.

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Hedy Khoo

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