Traditional Corsican Beef Spaghetti Recipe

Traditional Corsican beef spaghetti recipe. Cooked spaghetti with minced beef, olives, tomatoes, and spices.

Real Corsican-style! According to Wikipedia:” Pasta dishes particularly show the Mediterranean influence on the Corsican cuisine.” Mediterranean cuisine is one of the healthiest cuisines in the world.

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How to Make Traditional Corsican Beef Spaghetti Recipe

Makes 2 servings
Ingredients:1 large yellow onion, 4 tablespoons (60 ml) unsalted butter, 1/2 pound (240 g) ripe tomatoes, 1 garlic clove, 1/2 pound (240 g) minced lean beef, 1 small dried chili, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, 1/2 pound (240 g) uncooked spaghetti, 6 green olives, 1 oz (30 g) cheese

Instructions: Peel and finely chop the yellow onion. Blanch and chop ripe tomatoes, then peel and crush the garlic.

In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is lightly browned. Stir in crushed garlic, beef, chili pepper, and tomatoes. Season beef mixture with salt. Reduce heat, cover and simmer the beef mixture for 45 minutes. Remove cooked beef sauce from the heat. Set aside. Discard chili pepper.

Pit green olives and slice. Add to the sauce and stir well. Season with salt.

Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to cooking instructions, then drain and, stir in remaining butter and allow melting. Transfer cooked spaghetti to serving plates. Pour beef sauce over. Serve hot. Serve the grated cheese separately.

Now for those who don’t like to read a lot, a short version of this delicious spaghetti recipe:

Traditional Corsican Beef Spaghetti Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 oz (60 g) butter
• 8 oz (240 g) ripe tomatoes, blanched,peeled and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• 1/2 pound (240 g) minced beef
• 1 small dried chili
• salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 8 oz (240 g) uncooked spaghetti
• 6 stoned black olives
• 1 oz (30 g) cheese

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