1st dinner unemployed

So long sad story short.

Covid lockdown = retrenchment
Sick mother = staying in bed
Old aunt = cant stand

So for the first time with no job and my last payment not coming in yet.

I endevor to cook dinner with what ever i can find in the house.

Pasta with beef and cheese.. classic

I start of prepping the pasta into 3 portions.
Grate the cheese into a bowl or plate
Empty the processed beef can into a container.

You can add what ever flavours and spices you want to the meat but i went with balsamic vinegar.

Now cook a kettle and place 2 pots on the stove.
1 on full heat for the pasta and 1 on meduim for the meat.
Add the kettle water with most of it into pasta pot and just a small layer into the meat pot.

Add about 2 spoons of butter and 1 spoon of salt into the pasta pot. This prevents pasta sticking to the pot.
Stirr and add the pasta.

Next add the meat to the pot with water. This is a good time to add some spices as cooking water will blend the flovor. Personally i went for a teaspoon of mild curry.

Stirr both regularly making sture the pasta is all in the water and the meat isnt sticking to the pot as the water gets less.

You dont want to add more water to the meat as this will make it soppy and thats not what where going for.

About 15 to 25min later taste test your pasta.
What your looking for is soft on the otside but can still feel some firmness in the center.

Now switch the pots on the stove so the meat can spent a bit of time on the high temperature plate.
Drain the water from the pasta and add it to the plates
Followed by shredded cheese.
And lastly the meat.

There you go a simple mans pasta

Exstra tip for dog owners
I pour some water in the meat pot after ive served the meal.
Cook the water and stir making sure to get all the meat that stuck to the pot loose.

Throw this on your pets pellets with a raw egg then stir and they will love it.

Stay safe