Corned Beef with Spaghetti

Ingredients

For the Corned beef:

Onion……………………...1 (large, chopped)
Tomato…………………...2 (chopped)
Green chilli………..….…1 (chopped)
Ginger…………………..…1 table spoon (chopped)
Paprika powder………..½ tea spoon
Corned beef………………4 slices
Oil to cook
Salt to taste

For the spaghetti:

Spaghetti                        fist full
Water to boil the spaghetti
Salt to taste

Method

For the corned beef:

• Heat oil in a pan and add ginger and onion. Sauté till onion become transparent.
• Now add the chilli, paprika powder, tomatoes and salt. Mix well and cook for 1 min.
• Add in the corned beef slices. As the slices begin to crumble with the heat, use you cooking spoon to mash the beef into mince.
• Mix well with other ingredients.
• Cook for 5 min with the lid on.

For the Spaghetti:

• Boil water and add salt to it.
• Add the spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for the required amount of time.
• Once cooked, drain the spaghetti using the pasta drainer.  

Arrange spaghetti on a plate and top it up with the corned beef. Serve hot.

Serves: 2

Turkey Meatballs

Ingredients

For meatballs:

Minced turkey……..…300g
Egg……………...…..……1
Breadcrumbs …………½ cup
Onion…………………....½ (large, finely chopped)
Garlic…………….…..….1 clove (large, finely chopped)
Green chilli……..…....1 (finely chopped)
Coriander powder..…½ tea spoon
Rosemary……………...½ tea spoon
Ground pepper…..…..¼ tea spoon
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

For the sauce:

Tomato……………......2 (chopped)
Onion………………...…½ (large, chopped)
Garlic………….…….....1 clove (large, chopped)
Water………………..….¼ cup
Chilli powder……...…½ tea spoon
Coriander powder….½ tea spoon
Rosemary……………..½ tea spoon
Salt to taste
Oil to cook

For the spaghetti:

Spaghetti                    fist full
Water to boil the spaghetti
Salt to taste

Method

For meatballs:

• Beat the egg in a bowl and then add all the other ingredients to it.
• Mix well with hand and make meatballs with the mixture about the size of golf balls.  
• Heat the oil to fry the meatballs.
• Once the oil has heated, fry the meatballs until they turn light golden-brown in colour. Drain and collect them on a plate.  Do not overcook them because we will be cooking them again in the sauce.

For the sauce:

• Add tomato, onions, garlic and water in a mixer and make a smooth paste out of it.
• Heat cooking oil in a pan and add the tomato-onion paste just prepared.
• Now add the chilli and coriander powder, rosemary and salt to the pan. Mix well.
• Once the sauce starts to bubble add the fried meatballs. Mix to coat the meatball with the sauce.
• Cook until the sauce starts to thicken.  Make sure the sauce is not watery.

For the Spaghetti:

• Boil water and add salt to it.
• Add the spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for the required amount of time.
• Once cooked, drain the spaghetti using the pasta drainer.

Arrange spaghetti on a plate and top it up with the meatballs and sauce. Serve hot.

Serves: 2

How to cook pasta?

A simple method with efficient tips:

• Use a deep pan and fill it with water. Add salt to the water and boil.
• Now add the pasta to the boiling water.
• Stir the cooking pasta at equal intervals to avoid it sticking to one another and to the bottom of the pan, especially when the pasta is almost cooked.
• Best way to check if the pasta is cooked is to remove one pasta strand and cut it to see the middle. If it is not cooked the middle will still appear yellow in colour.  If still unsure just eat a piece to check.
• Once the pasta is cooked drain the water and run it under cold running water. This will make sure that the pasta doesn’t stick to each other. This is best suited if you intend to keep the pasta standing for some time while preparing other ingredients for the dish. Note that rinsing the pasta in cold water will also wash away all the starch sticking to the cooked pasta. This will also prevent the sauce from sticking to the pasta.
• Alternatively splash a little olive oil on the drained pasta and mix well by hand to coat all the strains with a light layer of oil. This method is better suited when the pasta is to be served hot immediately.

Mince Turkey with Spaghetti

Ingredients

For the turkey:

Minced Turkey................300g
Onions ............................1 (finely chopped)
Tomato...........................2 (finely chopped)
Red Bell Pepper...............1 (chopped)
Dried Thyme...................1 tea spoon
Garlic..............................2 cloves (finely chopped)
Tomato sauce..................2 table spoon
Water..............................¼ cup
Oil to cook
Salt to taste

For the spaghetti:

Spaghetti.......................ffist full
Water to boil the spaghetti
Salt to taste

Method

For the turkey:

• Add oil to a pan and heat it at high temperature. Add onions and reduce the temperature to medium. Cook on till transparent.
• Add tomato and garlic, cook for 2 min.
• Add bell peppers to the pan and cook for 2 min.
• Now add the tomato sauce, water, thyme, minced turkey and salt to the pan. Mix well and cover pan with lid to cook.
• Stir the mixture at regular intervals until the turkey is cooked.

For the Spaghetti:

• Boil water and add salt to it.
• Add the spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for the required amount of time.
• Once cooked, drain the spaghetti using the pasta drainer.

Arrange spaghetti on a plate and top it with the turkey. Garnish with parsley if required.

Serves: 2