This is the recipe my mother taught me when I was a teenager.
Ingredients
- lean ground beef: 1 pound
- ounces spaghetti: 12 piece
- onion: 1 piece (chopped)
- vegetable oil: 0.33333 cup
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- ground turmeric: 0.25 tsp
- ½ tablespoons tomato paste: 2 piece
- water: 0.66667 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add chopped onions, and cook until tender. Add ground beef, and brown. Stir in salt and turmeric. Dilute tomato paste in water, and add to the beef mixture. Cook for 30 minutes over medium heat.
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Cook spaghetti in a large kettle of boiling salted water according to package directions. Drain well.
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Combine beef mixture and noodles in a large kettle. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 30 to 40 minutes.