
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!
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
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Place the cilantro and garlic in a food processor, then pulse until finely chopped.
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Toast the cumin seeds in a small pot over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant.
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Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then grind into a powder.
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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.
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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.
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Add the potato and carrots. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes until slightly softened.
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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.
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Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 to 40 minutes until flavors combine. Thin the sauce with water if it seems too thick.
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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.
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Serve sauce over pasta and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 636.70kcal
- Fat:Â 25.71g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.27g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.89g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 13.48g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.93g
- Carbohydrates:Â 75.42g
- Fiber:Â 5.96g
- Sugar:Â 6.18g
- Protein:Â 25.44g
- Cholesterol:Â 53.68mg
- Sodium:Â 465.92mg
- Calcium:Â 70.77mg
- Potassium:Â 924.81mg
- Iron:Â 4.21mg
- Vitamin A: 212.08µg
- Vitamin C:Â 24.78mg
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