Growing up, we always ate this dish during lunch time. It is often made with elbow pasta, but you can use any pasta/flour or egg noodles. The secret is to overcook the pasta before stir frying. A soft sloppy chew is best for this dish!
6 cloves garlic
1/2 cup of ketchup
2 tbs of sugar
2 tbs of white soy sauce (soya bean sauce, not soy or fish sauce)
2 cups of cooked pasta
1/2 cup ground meat of choice
1/2 cup of cilantro
1/4 cup green onions
1/4 cup cooking oil (canola or olive oil is fine)
Cook pasta and pre cut garlic, cilantro and green onions. As I was cutting up the garlic, P'Noo said that smashing it is best. I agree with her (it releases the taste of the garlic better.) But, I was a bit too lazy to smash garlic at such early hours 😉 In a hot wok, add oil, garlic and meat. Once cooked, add your pasta, ketchup, sugar and white soy sauce. Add your cilantro and gren onions towards the end of your cooking. Mix evenly and serve! Yummy!
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Looks like I found myself lunch 😀 happy travels and have a happy christmas and new years!