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Espageti ayisyen
Espageti: Haitian breakfast spaghetti with hot dogs
In Haiti, spaghetti is a breakfast food, and Saturday mornings in many homes start with a big pan of espageti: thin pasta tossed with sliced hot dogs fried in epis, tomato paste and a little hot pepper, often eaten with a boiled egg or a slice of avocado. It is quick, salty, savoury and loved by children. The mistake to avoid is boiling the pasta fully, then frying; it turns mushy, so cook it just short of done. Fry the hot dogs until piping hot all through (71 °C), as with any sausage. Chef's tip: save a cup of the pasta water; a splash of it turns the tomato and epis into a glossy coating.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 14 oz thin spaghetti
- 1 tbsp saltfor the water
- 6 hot dogssliced into rounds
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onionsliced
- ½ green peppersliced
- 3 tbsp tomato purée
- ¼ scotch bonnet pepperfinely chopped
- 2 tbsp ketchup
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Boil 14 oz thin spaghetti in a large pan of water with 1 tbsp salt for 1–2 minutes less than the packet says. Keep a mugful of the water and drain.
9 minStep 2: Meanwhile heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a wide pan over a medium-high heat and fry 6 hot dogs for 4 minutes, until browned and piping hot all the way through.
4 minStep 3: Add 1 onion and ½ green pepper and cook for 3 minutes, then stir in 2 tbsp Haitian epis (green seasoning), 3 tbsp tomato purée, ¼ scotch bonnet pepper and 2 tbsp ketchup and fry for 1 minute.
4 minStep 4: Add the spaghetti and a splash of pasta water and toss over the heat for 2 minutes, until every strand is coated red and glossy. Serve hot.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 560 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does espageti ayisyen take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of thin spaghetti?
- Linguine or any long pasta, same amount.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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