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Tuna Eggplant Fish Sauce Pasta

Name: Tuna Eggplant Fish Sauce Pasta
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 160g Pasta; 2 Eggplant; 1 can Canned tuna; 1 clove Garlic; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp Fish sauce; 1/4 Lemon; To taste Salt

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⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Eggplant and tuna sautéed in garlic oil and seasoned with fish sauce — a Thai take on Japanese-style pasta.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A creative dish seasoning the tuna and eggplant wafu pasta familiar in Japanese homes with Thai fish sauce instead of soy sauce. The fish sauce gives an anchovy-like depth, and a squeeze of lemon spreads a Southeast Asian aroma. Ingredients are pared down to things you'll often find in the fridge or cupboard.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a night with only eggplant and a can of tuna, eggplant is sautéed silky in olive oil, tossed with pasta, and served with lemon.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Pasta 160g
Eggplant 2
Canned tuna 1 can
Garlic 1 clove
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Fish sauce 1 tbsp
Lemon 1/4
Salt To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the eggplant into half-moons and thinly slice the garlic.
Start boiling the pasta in salted water.
Heat the olive oil and garlic in a frying pan and sauté the eggplant until soft.
Add the tuna, fish sauce, and 3 tbsp pasta water.
Add the cooked pasta, toss, and serve with lemon.

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