How to Make Suugo Suqaar
Suugo Suqaar is a delicious pasta dish from Somalia. It is pasta served with a ground beef tomato sauce seasoned with the star ingredient called xawaash.
Ingredients
Beef Sauce
- 3 lbs ground beef
- 3 Tbsp xawaash spice
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 small green pepper diced
- 1 can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 bouillon cubes
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp ground black peppercorns
- Water as needed
- 4 Tbsp vegetable oil
Pasta
- 1 pound raw spaghetti
- salt to taste
Extras
- Chopped fresh cilantro for garnish
Instructions
Beef Sauce
- Heat up a large pan, add in oil, onions and garlic and fry for 3 minutes until fragrant.
- Add in the xawaash spice to the onion and garlic, keep frying for another 2 minutes.
- Go in with the ground beef, use a wooden spatula to break down the meat chunks into small bits, you should not have large chunks of meat after this is done. Keep frying the beef mix.
- Season with the bouillon cubes, salt and black pepper to your desired taste, combine well.
- Pour in the canned tomatoes and the tablespoon of tomato paste, mix until well combined, cover the pot and let it cook on medium to low heat for 30 minutes.
Pasta
- Boil 5 cups of water in a pot, add in 2 Tbsp of salt and then the spaghetti , when it is just about al dente (semi-soft), drain and set aside to be served with the sauce.
- Stir the sauce to prevent burning, a little water can be added if too thick, adjust the seasoning if needed before going in with the chopped green pepper. Let it simmer for another 5 mins and it is ready!
- Serve with the pasta and banana, garnish with fresh cilantro.