Pasta with Pomegranate Molasses

Ingredients

• 1 package long pasta (spaghetti or similar)
• 2 medium onions
• 500 g coarsely ground beef
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of ground cinnamon
• Pinch of seven-spice mix (baharat)
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
• Water as needed
• This easy and delicious pasta with pomegranate molasses recipe is from a friend and cook on the Sho Tabkhin Alyawm site:
• Hanadi Al-Ayas
• Click Hanadi’s name to visit her page on our site and discover her recipes.
• For more pasta recipes from Hanadi, see Indomie-style Pasta

Method

1. Place a pot on the stove with water. When the water boils, add one teaspoon of salt then add the long pasta strands.
2. Stir them briefly, then leave them to cook until done.
3. Meanwhile, chop the onion into small cubes and put it in a pot with a little vegetable oil and sauté.
4. When it turns golden, add the meat and stir until cooked, then add the spices, salt, and tomato paste and stir.
5. Then add about four to five cups of water, cover the pot, and let it boil for about five minutes.
6. Add the cooked pasta on top and stir, then add the pomegranate molasses and stir again.
7. Leave the pasta with pomegranate molasses on the heat for several minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
8. Serve immediately while hot.
9. Hanadi Al-Ayas
10. For more pasta recipes from Hanadi, here is Pasta as an Instant-Noodle Alternative.