Sweet And Spicy Beef With Egg Noodles

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 fresh green chile (or 1/2 t red pepper flakes)
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
• 3/4 lb wide egg noodles (or fettucine)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3/4-1 lb ground beef
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• plain yogurt (topping) (optional)
• feta cheese (topping) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil for pasta.
• 2 while the water is heating, peel and finely chop onion. peel and mince garlic. seed and mince the chile (i used a serrano).
• 3 in a small bowl, combine the spices (and red pepper flakes if not using fresh chile). set the bowl aside.
• 4 add the pasta to the boiling water and cook till it is tender but still firm to the bite.
• 5 meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over med-high heat. add the onions and garlic and saute about 1 minute.
• 6 reduce heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring now and then, till onions are tender, about 5 minutes.
• 7 when the onions are cooked stir in the mixture of spices, the fresh chile and the sugar.
• 8 crumble the meat into the onion mixture and saute till meat is no longer pink.
• 9 add the tomato sauce and bring to a simmer. season to taste with salt and continue to cook over low heat while the noodles boil.
• 10 drain the noodles and toss with the sauce, serve immediately.
• 11 this is very good topped with plain yogurt and/or feta cheese.