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EASY PASTA AND MEAT SAUCE.

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We all want to have a tasty meal at home that’s easy to prepare, right? Well, here’s one.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 tsp of salt
  • 1/2 tsp olive oil
  • 500g lean ground beef
  • 1 bottle RAGU original pasta sauce
  • 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
  • 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • 1 KNORR beef stock cube
  • 1/2 tsp seasoned salt, curry, dried parsley, black pepper, chilli powder.
Directions
  • In a small pot, let pasta sauce simmer over low heat for 20-25mins.

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  • In a pan, sauté the onion and garlic in olive oil until translucent then add the ground beef to brown over medium heat.

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  • Add the browned beef and seasoning to the pasta sauce and cook over low heat for another 20-30 minutes. Be sure to stir occasionally.
  • Cook your choice of plain pasta. Refer to How To Cook Plain Pasta
  • Serve hot.
**Don’t be boxed in by a recipe, season your food to taste. Make your meal yours**
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BASICS: HOW TO COOK WHITE RICE

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For the purpose of this post, the rice will be cooked on a stove.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of rice
  • 4 cups of water
  • 1/4 tsp of salt
Directions:
PART A: Parboil the rice
  • In a bowl, wash and rinse out the rice several times to remove excess starch on the surface then drain in a colander.
  • In a medium sized pot, add the rice to 2 cups of water and bring to a boil over medium to high heat.
  • Before it’s fully cooked, drain in colander.
(N/B: certain meals would require only these steps)
PART B: Completely boil the rice
  • Wash, rinse and drain the rice out in a colander again.
  • In the same pot, add the parboiled rice to the remaining 2 cups of water and salt. Boil until rice is properly cooked. Be careful not to overcook the rice.
  • Drain out excess water, if any.
Your white rice is fully cooked and ready to be served with any side of your choice.