TURKISH PASTA WITH GROUND BEEF (YOGURTLU KIYMALI MAKARNA) (GLUTE

Steps:

• Bring a small amount of salted water to a boil, add garlic with skin on and cook for 7 minutes. Drain, slip from skins and crush with a fork.
• Stir yoghurt with crushed garlic, mint & freshly squeezed lemon juice until smooth, set in refrigerator.
• Grate English cucumber and set in a sieve, sprinkle with sea salt. Let drain 15 minutes.
• Squeeze out liquid from cucumber and mix with yogurt mixture. Add more sea salt and lemon to taste if needed.
• Bring salted water for pasta to a boil.
• Peel onions. Cut and chop in a food processor until a pulp.
• Heat olive oil over medium high, add onions and reduce heat cooking until transparent.
• Add 1 tbs butter, parsley and lean ground beef and cook until no more pink shows, stirring to break apart often.
• Add Baharat, If using Turkish skip the fresh mint or add fresh mint now. Add sea salt to taste. Cook until done.
• While frying the meat, cook pasta as per package directions. Drain and add lots of butter (2 tbs) & the sweet paprika. Mix.
• Add ground beef and mix with pasta or if preferred place pasta on serving dishes and spoon ground beef over top. Serve with Cakik (yogurt sauce) and a fresh salad.
• Enjoy :D.