Name: Somali Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 59 min
Total time: 1 h 29 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro; 4 garlic cloves; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp Himalayan pink salt; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp Italian Seasoning; 1 tsp such as Mrs. Dash® salt free seasoning blend; ½ tsp ground black pepper; ¼ cup olive oil; 1 lb lean ground beef; 1 diced onion; 1 peeled, cubed large potato; 2 diced carrots; 14 oz (2 cans), diced tomatoes; 2 tbsp or to taste water; 16 oz (1 package) angel hair pasta

How To Make Somali Spaghetti Sauce

Ground beef, tomatoes, potatoes, and carrots are combined for a tangy, rich in spices, and loaded Somali-style spaghetti sauce!

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 59 minutes

Total: 1 hour 29 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspfresh cilantro,chopped
4garlic cloves
1tspcumin seeds
1tspHimalayan pink salt
1tspground turmeric
1tsppaprika
1tspItalian seasoning
1tspsalt free seasoning blend,such as Mrs. Dash®
½tspground black pepper
¼cupolive oil
1lblean ground beef
1onion,diced
1large potato,peeled, cubed
2carrots,diced
14oztomatoes,(2 cans), diced
2tbspwater,or to taste
16ozangel hair pasta,(1 package)

Instructions

Place the cilantro and garlic in a food processor, then pulse until finely chopped.
Toast the cumin seeds in a small pot over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then grind into a powder.
Transfer the ground cumin to a small bowl. Add the Himalayan pink salt, turmeric, paprika, Italian seasoning, seasoning blend, and black pepper to make the seasoning mix.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the ground beef, then cook and stir for about 5 minutes until browned. Stir in ½ of the seasoning mix. Add the onion, then cook and stir for about 5 minutes until softened.
Add the potato and carrots. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes until slightly softened.
Stir the tomatoes into the pot and bring sauce to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, stir in cilantro-garlic mixture and the remaining seasoning mix.
Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 to 40 minutes until flavors combine. Thin the sauce with water if it seems too thick.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the angel hair in boiling water, stirring occasionally for 4 to 5 minutes until tender yet firm to the bite. Drain.
Serve sauce over pasta and enjoy.