Sicilian pasta with meat sauce
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | teaspoons | Olive oil |
| 1 | cup | Onions -- finely chopped |
| 2 | teaspoons | Garlic -- minced |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cumin |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | pounds | Ground beef, lean |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Fresh ground black pepper |
| 2 | tablespoons | Tomato paste |
| 28 | ounces | Can |
| ⅓ | cup | Raisins, seedless |
| 1 | pounds | Pasta -- cooked |
| ¼ | cup | Parsley -- chopped |
| ¼ | cup | Pine nuts -- toasted |
| Tomatoes | ||
Directions
1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring, until translucent, 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin and cinnamon and cook 30 seconds. Add beef, salt and pepper; cook crumbling beef with spoon, until browned, 5 minutes.
2. Stir in tomato paste, tomatoes with their liquid and raisins.
Bring to boil, breakig up tomatoes with spoon. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
3. Toss sauce with pasta and parsley. Sprinkle with pine nuts.
Recipe By : Ladies' Home Journal - February, 1995