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So this time I challenge myself to cook for my family. Actually I'm not really used to cook for my whole family since my mom usually take care of the table beautifully. And besides cook for the whole family that I'm not so used to, I also cook an Italian dish! I know, Spaghetti is so simple. But the problem is our taste bud.
As I grown in Asian family, our palate is already set to Chinese or Indonesian dishes. Yes, my mom always cook Chinese food all the time. The most western dish that my mom ever cooked is Tomato Spaghetti, which I think taste beautiful, even with the simplest ingredients like a bunch of tomato, onion, and chicken.
From what I remember, my mom just cooked spaghetti few times, it's like 4-5 times in my 19 years live with her! Well, you can say our family not a big fan of spaghetti. But because my brother suddenly bring back 3 big package of Spaghetti, I challenge myself to cook this dish:
Kind of different from what my mom used to cook. This dish called Beef and Parsley Spaghetti. I know it's sounds fancy, but yeah it is fancy (this is what we called with confidence in cooking).
I'm kind of inspired by mix in tomato and beef with Aglio e Olio (spaghetti with oil and garlic). And it turns out not bad.
So, here's the recipe:
Beef and Parsley Spaghetti
serves 4-5
cooking times: around 15 minutes
level: easy
1 pound of Spaghetti
1/3 cup of olive oil
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 fresh red chilies, deseed and diced
1 fresh tomato, diced
1 cup thinly sliced beef
1/4 cup of dried or fresh parsley
salt and black pepper to taste
1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
Instructions:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, cook the spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until al dente, around 8-10 minutes.
- While the pasta cooks, combine the garlic and oil in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the garlic softened and turns golden brown.
- Add in the chilies, tomato, and beef. Seasoned with salt and pepper.
- Add the cooked and drained pasta to the skillet, stir in the parsley, mix well.
- Transfer to serving bowl, Sprinkle on parmesan cheese.
PS: If you want the spaghetti to be spicier, stir in the chilies at once with the garlic.
It's seriously such a simple dish. It takes a few minutes to cook, super easy yet so delightful. Even my mom loves it to the moon. The chilies gives an extra kick to the dish, the beef is so tender, and the parsley gives a really nice aroma. It's a perfect simple dish to enjoy with your family.
Hope you try out this recipe and loves it to the moon just like my mom do. Take care, eat well and see you on the next post.
