t’s my very first dish so mistakes are inevitable. Serves 4.
Ingredients
3 huge onions, sliced and diced
4 cloves of garlic, sliced and diced
a handful of basel leaves
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon of crushed pepper (note: it’s crushed, NOT FINE POWDER)
8 huge juicy tomatoes, skin peeled
4 handfuls of minced meat (approx 600g?)
olive oil
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
Doing It
1. Blend the tomatoes. Do not add water! I’ll tell you why in just a bit.
2. Throw in the chopped garlic and pepper into the pot and add a splash of olive oil.
Mistake No 1: I cooked the garlic till it turns brownish. It’s NOT suppose to be that way. Once the aroma goes up, you can follow the next step already.
3. Add in the 2 tablespoons of chilli paste and stir.
4. Throw in the tomato juice and stir.
5. Toss in the bay and basel leaves.
6. Now, the minced meat and stir lightly. Don’t forget the salt and sugar.
7. Leave the sauce to boil.
8. For the pasta, there’s a way to boil them. Basically, you grab it with both hands.
9. And twist! Don’t worry, the spaghetti won’t break.
10. And let go.Tadaa! I forgot the rationale behind this but I’ll keep you updated if I know.
11.Fill half the pot with water and boil. As it boils, push the ends of the spaghetti in. If not, you’d end up getting them burnt.
Mistake No 2: See those brown strands of spaghetti on the left, those got burnt. I was happily cleaning up the place and did not attend to my pasta. Do not do that. Always stand by at your spaghetti pot.
12. Grate the cheeseyy weesey.
Mistake 3: Notice that the sauce is a bit watery. I added a bit of water in the blender, which I did not know I shouldn’t.
Here’s the whole recipe. I had fun cooking, and I hope you will too.
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Posted in Cooking, Main Dishes | Comments (8)
April 17th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
wat a good start!!! can do better… shd i give u the melayu style?? u sure love it!!!
April 18th, 2008 at 6:49 am
I was told the one I did, is the Melayu one, because I used chilli paste.
Whatever it is, I’m not sure what is Melayu pasta myself. Care to enlighten me?
April 29th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
my next blog post is for u… i will share my Mum’s delish spaghetti recipe. u tasted it during Raya rite??
April 29th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
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May 2nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
i din’t know there was a technique on how to boil the pasta.oh anyway,you used chilli paste right?you can actually get the ready made sauce at supermarkets.it called ‘PREGO’.if u were to use prego,you just have to add a lil bit of onions,minced meat and perhaps,prawns.(: ur spagetti will taste great!
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Ready made sauces save time, no doubt. But last time I checked, the sauces are high in calories and fat. Which is no surprise because that is one of the few characteristics of processed food.
Calorie laden food isn’t gonna do wonders especially if you need it for recovery after workouts
May 3rd, 2008 at 1:35 am
ohhh ya. told me mummy u wanted to learn direct from the kitchen and she told me to ask u get the instant one. cant remember the brand. halal tho. and it will jus replace the chili and tomato sauce.
ohh btw, Nadia. no offence, but i think Prego sauce is not halal. sorry ya!
i’ll get back ASAP aft i find out the brand dat my Mum refer as halal.
June 24th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
It doesnt say how many people it serves.