Persian Macaroni with Tahdig

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Servings: 6
Ingredients
  • 500 g Spaghetti
  • 500 g Minced Beef (10% fat)
  • 1 1/2 White onion finely chopped
  • 1 Red onion finely chopped
  • 5 clove Crushes Garlic
  • 2 tsp Double concentrate tomato puree
  • 1 tsp Hot pepper paste
  • 2 tbsp Pomegaranate Molases
  • 1/3 cup Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Large Sweet Red Pepper chopped finely
  • 1 can Organic Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
  • 1 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Ginger Powder
  • 1/3 cup Sesame seeds (For Tahdig base)
Instructions
  1. 1

    Pre heat a skillet or a large pan, add the olive oil and once hot add the chopped onions to the pan and sauté on medium heat until golden and translucent. 

  2. 2

    Add the garlic to the pan and after 2 minutes add the minced beef and allow to brown for 3-5 minutes. 

  3. 3

    Add the spices to the pan along with the chopped peppers and sauté for 2 more minutes. 

  4. 4

    Next goes in the tomato puree, hot pepper paste and pomegranate molases. Mix to combine fully and allow eveything to heat up and come to a gentle sizzle.  

  5. 5

    Add chopped tomatoes and allow to simmer on low heat for 6 minutes while the spaghetti prep begins. 

  6. 6

    In a large pan bring water to boil, generously salt the water and add the dry spaghetti. Only allow this to cook for 5 minutes. Drain the pasta and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. 

  7. 7

    Heat up another large pot, and add 1/4 cup of cooking oil. Once the oil is hot add the un-toasted sesame seeds and shake the pot to ensure the base is covered with the sesame seeds. 

  8. 8

    Gently add 1/3 of the plain al dente pasta to the base of the pot, followed by 1/3 of the  beef sauce, mix gently with a fork but ensure the fork does not touch the base of the pot. 

  9. 9

    Continue this process until the last round, for the very last round, add the plane pasta to the meat pot, give it a good swirl to get every last bit of that mixture and pour it back into the pot. 

  10. 10

    With the end of a fork create 3-4 holes in the pot to allow the pot to steam for everything to cook thoroughly. 

  11. 11

    Put the lid on and allow everything to get steamy on high to medium heat for 5 minutes before turning the heat down to low for it to thoroughly cook for 30 minutes. 

Read it online: https://peanutswirls.com/recipe/persian-macaroni-with-beef-and-sesame-tahdig/