Larry’s Spaghetti

  • Meat & Vegetables
  • 1kg Minced steak
  • 1/2 Capsicum
  • 1 large Onion
  • bottle tomato paste 375g-500g
  • 400g tinned tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup wostershire sause
  • 1/2 cup dry sherry
  • Spices
  • 2 heaped teaspoons minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons mixed herbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 heaped teaspoon ground chilli
  • 2 teaspoons Paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon Hot paprika
  • 1 teaspoon whole black pepper corns
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamon seeds
  • Other
  • 150g Button mushrooms
  • 250g Spaghetti
  • Grated parmesan cheese (from block)
  1. Place meat in large saucepan
  2. Finely dice onions & capsicum and add
  3. Add remainder of items and mix (hint: add sherry to tomato paste bottle, shake and add)
  1. Place pepper & cardamon in mortar and pestle grind well
  2. Add spices
  3. mix well
  1. Place on stove on a low heat (very light simmer)
  2. Stir frequently
  3. When colour changes to deep (dark) red turn off heat
  4. roughly chop mushroom, add and stir well
  5. add cooked spaghetti stir well
  1. about 50 minutes after starting add spaghetti broken in half to large pot of salted boiling water
  2. cook for about 12 minutes you want the spaghetti to be soft but not quite done
  3. drain and rinse with boiling water
  4. add as above
  1. Grate fresh parmesan cheese and add to taste.