Tomato and Ground Beef Pasta
番茄肉酱意面
Ground beef and golden onion simmer with tomato before pasta is tossed through the lightly thickened sauce.
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Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- pasta
- onion
- ground beef
- tomato pieces
- 2 spoonfulstomato sauce (番茄酱)
- a large bowlwater
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- 1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce
- a littlesalt
- a littlestarch slurry
- cooking oil
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Cook the pasta, rinse with cool water and set aside. Heat a generous amount of oil and fry chopped onion over low heat until golden.
- 02
Add ground beef and fry until its moisture evaporates. Add tomato pieces and cook until juicy, then stir in tomato sauce.
- 03
Add water, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and salt. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, then lightly thicken with starch slurry.
- 04
Add the cooked pasta and toss until coated.
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Tomato and Ground Beef Pasta
Ground beef and golden onion simmer with tomato before pasta is tossed through the lightly thickened sauce.
Ingredients
- pasta
- onion
- ground beef
- tomato pieces
- 2 spoonfulstomato sauce (番茄酱)
- a large bowlwater
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- 1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce
- a littlesalt
- a littlestarch slurry
- cooking oil
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.
Method
- 01
Cook the pasta, rinse with cool water and set aside. Heat a generous amount of oil and fry chopped onion over low heat until golden.
- 02
Add ground beef and fry until its moisture evaporates. Add tomato pieces and cook until juicy, then stir in tomato sauce.
- 03
Add water, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and salt. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, then lightly thicken with starch slurry.
- 04
Add the cooked pasta and toss until coated.
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