Spicy Any Mince Noodles
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves 6
- 2-3 tablespoons oil
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 4 green shallots, sliced (or 1 onion)
- 400g/14ozs. mince (I used turkey breast that I minced up, use any)
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons hot chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 200g/7ozs tinned diced tomatoes
- 200g/7ozs. tinned black beans (use any tinned vegetable*)
- 2/3 cup tomato paste
- 1.5 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 cup pasta cooking water
If you use soft tinned vegetables (eg green beans) add these in at the last minute just to heat them through.
Step 1 - Heat the oil in a large pot and add the garlic and shallots and sauté for 2-3 minutes until soft. Add the mince and fry for a couple of minutes turning to break it up.
Step 2 - Add the soy sauce, chilli flakes and cumin and fry for another minute. Then add the chopped tomatoes, black beans, tomato paste, vinegar and sesame seeds. Cook for 10 minutes stirring to make sure that the mince doesn't stick to the bottom.
Step 3 - Meanwhile cook the noodles in plenty of salted boiling water. You can use 500g/1.1lb dried pasta or 1kg/2.2lbs fresh noodles. If using dried pasta cook for 8 minutes until al dente. If using fresh noodles cook for 2-3 minutes or according to directions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water. Add 3/4 of the cup of the cooking water to the sauce.
Step 4 - Drain the pasta and add to the pot of sauce. Season well with salt and pepper and coat the noodles in the sauce adding more pasta water if needed. Serve with extra chilli oil or chilli flakes.