PASTA VARIETIES WITH BEEF AND MUSSELS RECIPE- AND A TOUCH OF NUSANTARA SPICES



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 NAME OF COOKING-VARIETIES RECIPE:
PASTA VARIETIES WITH BEEF AND MUSSELS
Ingredients:  from cooking-varieties pasta collections
Pasta for two persons- Use a mixed variety of pastas for this recipe. Boil pasta until cooked (10 minutes or more). Drain water, fold in 1 tbsp olive and mix well, this is to prevent the pasta from sticking to each other. Set aside.
1 large white onion- cut into cubes
2 pieces garlic- minced
1 cup minced beef
8 pieces green mussels.
2 slices young ginger root- minced
2 tablespoons chili sauce
4 tablespoon tomato puree
1 stalk leek- cut into slices
4 tablespoon olive oil
Salt to taste
Parmesan cheese
Heat up oil in a non stick pan. Add in onions. Stir until golden and add minced beef, ginger and garlic.
It’s good to add in ginger, it helps empower the beefy smell
When water/juice from minced meat is almost dried up, add in mussels and 2 cups of water.

When water boils, add tomato puree, chili sauce and salt. After mussels already cook, add pasta and leeks. Stir for 2 minutes and put off fire. Serves hot and garnish with parmesan cheese.
BEEF AND SEAFOOD (MUSSELS) PASTA RECIPE--   

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BEEF AND SEAFOOD  PASTA

Health benefits:

Pastas are made from refined wheat grain. Most refined grains are enriched. This means certain B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) and iron are added back after processing. Fiber is not added back to enriched grains

Mussels contain omega 3 fatty acids- decreases heart disease, reduces blood pressure, helps prevent arthritis and abnormal heart rhythms and promotes healthy brain function.
Tomato is rich in vitamin C and potassium. Diets rich in potassium helps maintain a healthy blood pressure
Health experts recommend eating lots of green vegetables- green color is formed by chlorophyll, the compound that has proven effective against cancer.