Pasta with Ground Beef and Yoghurt

Name: Pasta with Ground Beef and Yoghurt
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Contemporary Global Halal Fusion
Ingredients: 1 lb pasta; 1 cup Greek yogurt; 3 garlic cloves; 0.333 tsp salt; 1 lb ground chuck; 2 tbsp butter; 4 medium onions; 1 chili pepper; 0.25 tsp pepper; 0.5 tsp salt; 2 tbsp butter; 0.5 tsp paprika; 0.25 tsp cayenne

Gently simmered pasta, greek yogurt and chuck, warmed with chilli and paprika. It comes to the table with green salad.

40 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 30 min · Cook 10 min · 40 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Bring a small amount of salted water to a boil, add garlic with skin on and cook for 5-8 minutes. Drain and rinse. Slip from skins and crush with a press or a fork.
8 min
2
Stir yoghurt with salt and crushed garlic in a bowl until smooth, set aside. Bring salted water for the pasta to a boil. Peel onions. Finely grate onions or chop onions in the food processor to a pulp.
3
Heat butter for the beef in a skillet. Add beef, chili, onions, salt and pepper and cook over high heat, crumbling and browning the meat, about 10 minutes.
10 min
4
While frying the meat, cook pasta until done, drain. In another small pan melt butter for the topping and stir in paprika and cayenne.
5
When meat is browned and cooked through and pasta is ready, give a portion of pasta on a plate, top with some of the meat, spoon a portion of the yoghurt over it and drizzle with some of the melted butter. Serve with a green salad on the side.