Turkish Pasta with Ground Beef (Yogurtlu Kiymali Makarna)

Name: Turkish Pasta with Ground Beef (Yogurtlu Kiymali Makarna)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Contemporary Global Halal Fusion
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves; 1 cup balkan yogurt; 1 tsp fresh mint; 1.25 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 0.25 English cucumber; sea salt; 2 tbsp good quality olive oil; 1 medium onion; 3 tbsp butter; 1.5 tbsp minced flat leaf parsley; 0.75 lb lean ground beef; baharat mixed spice; 1.5 tsp chopped of fresh mint; sea salt; 170 g rice pasta; 0.75 tsp sweet paprika

A pasta of beef, balkan yogurt and rice pasta, seasoned with baharat and paprika and simmered on the stove. It comes to the table with cakik.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 2 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 25 min · Cook 40 min · 65 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Bring a small amount of salted water to a boil, add garlic with skin on and cook for 7 minutes. Drain, slip from skins and crush with a fork.
7 min
2
Stir yoghurt with crushed garlic, mint & freshly squeezed lemon juice until smooth, set in refrigerator.
3
Grate English cucumber and set in a sieve, sprinkle with sea salt. Let drain 15 minutes. Squeeze out liquid from cucumber and mix with yogurt mixture. Add more sea salt and lemon to taste if needed.
15 min
4
Bring salted water for pasta to a boil. Peel onions. Cut and chop in a food processor until a pulp.
5
Heat olive oil over medium high, add onions and reduce heat cooking until transparent. Add 1 tbs butter, parsley and lean ground beef and cook until no more pink shows, stirring to break apart often.
6
Add Baharat, If using Turkish skip the fresh mint or add fresh mint now. Add sea salt to taste. Cook until done.
7
While frying the meat, cook pasta as per package directions. Drain and add lots of butter (2 tbs) & the sweet paprika. Mix.
8
Add ground beef and mix with pasta or if preferred place pasta on serving dishes and spoon ground beef over top. Serve with Cakik (yogurt sauce) and a fresh salad.