🇸🇴 Somalia cuisine · #15

Baasto iyo Suugo

Baasto iyo Suugo
Time60 min
Serves6
Ingredients11

Somali pasta with a xawaash-spiced meat sauce — a legacy of the Italian era, often eaten with a banana.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Fry onion and garlic, then the meat.
  2. Add tomatoes, paste and xawaash and simmer 30 minutes.
  3. Boil the pasta.
  4. Serve with sauce and coriander.
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