Spaghetti with Tuna and Herbs

Spaghetti with Tuna and Herbs

1 tin can tuna chunks

A handful of parsley and basil

¼ cup olive oil

1 onion (chopped finely)

2 cloves garlic (chopped finely)

Spaghetti

Salt and pepper to taste

Parmesan cheese

Procedure:

Prepare the herbs; chop basil and parsley until coarsely fine. Using a mortar and pestle, crush the herbs, add 1 clove garlic and add olive oil. Set aside. (Picture below)

Cook spaghetti until al-dente

While cooking the spaghetti; sauté garlic and onion in another pan until fragrant and translucent. Add tuna. Stir-fry for 1 minute, add the herbs. Add the spaghetti while it is still hot. Toss nicely. Add shavings of parmesan cheese. Serve warm.

beef meatballs coated with oatmeal

Beef Meatballs coated with oatmeal

I have remaining meat mixture of the beef spring rolls, well, I honestly run out of wrapper so the next thing in mind was meatballs. Coating it with oatmeal before frying adds fibers to the dish, not only that it protects the meat from burning outside and uncooked inside, it protects you from oil splashing from the pan. It also adds texture to the dish, crisp on the outside and soft inside.

Ingredients:

¼ Kg. ground beef

1 red pepper (chopped finely)

1 large onion (chopped finely)

3 cloves garlic (chopped finely)

2 Tablespoons flour

1 egg

4 teaspoons soy sauce

Salt and pepper

Oil for deep frying

Procedure:

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This allows the flavors to blend.

Form meat into small balls, 1 teaspoon / ball. Roll it on a plate of oatmeal. Deep-fry until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper.

Beef Spring roll (Beef Lumpia)

Beef Spring Roll

Ingredients:

¼ Kg. ground beef

1 red pepper (chopped finely)

1 large onion (chopped finely)

3 cloves garlic (chopped finely)

2 Tablespoons flour

1 egg

4 teaspoons soy sauce

Salt and pepper

Spring roll wrappers

Oil for deep frying

Procedure:

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This allows the flavors to blend.

Place 1 teaspoon each in every spring roll wrapper and roll up. Seal the edges with water.

Fry for 10 minutes in medium heat. The oil should not be very hot so that the wrappers don’t burn straight away, leaving the meat uncooked in the middle. To test the right temperature of the oil, while heating the oil for frying, dip a wooden spoon into the oil. If it starts to bubble, it is hot enough. Fry until golden brown.