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Maldivian Food

Corned beef tomato pasta

Cooked pasta tossed with a can of corned beef, chopped tomato, onion and green chilli.

Pasta with corned beef and tomato sauce.
Pasta with corned beef and tomato sauce. Photo: Peachyeung316 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A quick pasta made with a can of corned beef, fresh tomato, onion and green chilli, lifted with ginger, garlic and a little basil. Ready in minutes once the pasta is cooked.

Ingredients

  • 6 cups cooked pasta

  • 3 tomatoes, chopped

  • 1 can corned beef

  • 2 onions, finely chopped

  • 1 tablespoon crushed ginger and garlic

  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped

  • 1/4 teaspoon basil

  • A pinch of salt

Method

  1. Put a pan on the heat and add a little oil.

  2. When the oil is hot, add the onion.

  3. When the onion is soft, add all the remaining ingredients except the pasta.

  4. When they are cooked through, mix in the pasta.