Extra Meat Hearty Meat Sauce Pasta

Cooking Steps

1. 1

   Pour 2000ml of water into a deep pot, bring to a boil, and add 20g of salt.

   Advice : To properly season the pasta, it's basic to aim for a 1% salt concentration in the water.

   Ingredients

   Water 2000ml

   Salt 20g

   Can I use consommé instead of salt?
2. 2

   Heat 15ml of olive oil in a frying pan, add 150g of ground pork, and sauté over medium heat.

   Advice : Sautéing until the fat comes out of the pork helps remove gaminess and highlights the savory flavor.

   Ingredients

   Olive oil 1 tbsp

   Ground pork 150g

   Any tips for making the ground meat crumbly?
3. 3

   Once the meat changes color, add 1 can (290g) of meat sauce to the frying pan and warm over low heat for about 3 minutes.

   Advice : The sauce splatters easily, so warm it slowly over low heat while stirring occasionally.

   ⏱ Heating the sauce 3 min

   Ingredients

   Ma-Ma Meat Sauce (Can) 1 can (290g)

   What should I do if the sauce boils down too much?
4. 4

   Add 200g of spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for 7 minutes, as per the package instructions.

   Advice : Since the pasta cooks further when tossed with the sauce, I recommend taking it out 30 seconds to 1 minute earlier than the package says.

   ⏱ Boiling the pasta 7 min

   Ingredients

   Spaghetti 200g

   How many minutes should I boil it for al dente?
5. 5

   Drain the cooked pasta in a colander and quickly toss it with the sauce in the frying pan. Finish by sprinkling 1g of black pepper and serve on plates.

   Advice : If the sauce is hard to coat onto the pasta, adding a small amount of the pasta water will make it smoother.

   Ingredients

   Black pepper 1g

   Can I top it with grated cheese?