by pinback » Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:53 pm
Sure, it's spaghetti night, but your family's tired of that. They've probably already had enough of your tuna pasta as well. Maybe it's time to shake things up and slap down a little...
SOMALIAN TUNA PASTA
INGREDIENTS
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Small diced onion
3-4 minced garlic cloves
2 tbsp olive oil
1 can quality tuna, drained
2 tbsp spice mix: 1 tbsp cumin, 1/2 tbsp turmeric, 1/4 tbsp cinnamon, 1/4 tbsp coriander or cardamom or allspice or whatever eastern-sounding spice you have on hand
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 jar spaghetti sauce
Spaghetti
DIRECTIONS
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1. In a saucepan, saute onion in olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Toward the end, add in the garlic.
2. Add tuna to pan, break up into chunks.
3. Add spice mix, stir for a minute until the spices wake up
4. Add cilantro and spaghetti sauce
5. Stir, bring to simmer.
6. Cook spaghetti.
7. Put sauce over spaghetti.
Now you're eatin' SOMALIAN TUNA PASTA!
My wife and I gave it a solid A. Mina gave it an F minus. Everyone's a food critic.
Sure, it's spaghetti night, but your family's tired of that. They've probably already had enough of your tuna pasta as well. Maybe it's time to shake things up and slap down a little...
[i]SOMALIAN TUNA PASTA[/i]
INGREDIENTS
===========
Small diced onion
3-4 minced garlic cloves
2 tbsp olive oil
1 can quality tuna, drained
2 tbsp spice mix: 1 tbsp cumin, 1/2 tbsp turmeric, 1/4 tbsp cinnamon, 1/4 tbsp coriander or cardamom or allspice or whatever eastern-sounding spice you have on hand
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 jar spaghetti sauce
Spaghetti
DIRECTIONS
==========
1. In a saucepan, saute onion in olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Toward the end, add in the garlic.
2. Add tuna to pan, break up into chunks.
3. Add spice mix, stir for a minute until the spices wake up
4. Add cilantro and spaghetti sauce
5. Stir, bring to simmer.
6. Cook spaghetti.
7. Put sauce over spaghetti.
Now you're eatin' [i]SOMALIAN TUNA PASTA![/i]
My wife and I gave it a solid A. Mina gave it an F minus. Everyone's a food critic.