Tallarines con Tuco (Spaghetti with Argentine Meat Sauce)
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Ingredients
- 400 g spaghetti
- 500 g beef mince
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 500 g tomato passata
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 50 g parmesan, grated
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 763 kcal
- Protein
- 42.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 81.3 g
- of which sugars
- 10.6 g
- Fat
- 28.8 g
- of which saturates
- 11.4 g
- Fibre
- 5.4 g
- Salt
- 0.79 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pan and cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes until softened.
- 2
Add the beef mince and cook for 8-10 minutes, breaking it up, until no pink remains.
- 3
Stir in the tomato passata and dried oregano, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 4
Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water according to the pack instructions, then drain.
- 5
Toss the spaghetti with the meat sauce and serve scattered with parmesan.

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