spaghetti with green soybeans & bacon

ingredients:

• 7 ounces spaghetti
• 3 1/2 ounces fresh green
• soybeans
• (or frozen green soybeans)
• 2 slices bacon
• 3 1/2 ounces package shimeji
• mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• a little salt
• a little pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup water (for boiling soybeans)
• 2 quarts water
• a little salt (if using fresh green soybeans)

step 1:

Cut the bacon slices into 8 equal portions. Cut off the roots of the shimeji mushrooms.

step 2:

If using frozen green soybeans, defrost them and remove the green beans from the pods.

step 3:

If using fresh green soybeans, wash and drain them. Bring 1 cup of the water to a boil, and add the salt and green soybeans. Bring to a boil again, and boil for three to four minutes.

step 4:

Drain the soybeans in a colander and remove the green beans from the pods.

step 5:

Pour the 2 quarts of water into a pan. Bring to a boil and add the spaghetti. After boiling, drain the spaghetti in a colander.

step 6:

Heat the oil in a frying pan and sear the bacon and the shimeji mushrooms.

step 7:

Add the green soybeans and sear.

step 8:

Add the spaghetti and mix. Add the soy sauce, salt and pepper. Mix and cook for a few minutes. Remove from the heat.