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Meat-Filled Pasta (Afghan style)

Take a trip to Afghanistan without ever leaving the comfort of your own home. These exotic meat-filled pastas are chock full of flavor and great taste.
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Course Pasta
Cuisine Continental

Servings 6 servings
Calories 2921.88 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 24 ounce(s) ground beef or lamb
  • 2 onions, diced
  • 1/2 green pepper, diced
  • 1 tablespoon(s) garlic powder
  • 1/16 cup(s) ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) cayenne
  • 16 floz water
  • 35 won ton wrappers, square
  • 1 cup(s) yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 1/2 yellow onion
  • 12 floz water
  • 1 cup(s) tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon(s) oil
  • 1/100 cup(s) ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 1 small carrot, diced
  • 1/2 cup(s) cooked chickpeas
  • 33/100 tablespoon(s) dried mint
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

 

  • To Make the Yogurt Sauce: Mix together the 1-cup yogurt, 1/2 tbs garlic powder and 1/4 tbs salt.
  • Chill until ready to serve.
  • To Make the Tomato Sauce: Slice the 1/2 yellow onion and boil in a medium-size saucepan with the 1 1/2 cups water until tender and drain.
  • In a blender put the cooked onion slices, 8 oz tomato sauce, 1 1/2 tbs oil, 1/2 tbs ground coriander and 1/2 tbs salt and puree.
  • Put into a medium-size saucepan.
  • Add the diced carrot and chickpeas and cook the tomato sauce until the carrots are tender.
  • To Make the Stuffed Pasta: In a large frying pan cook the meat, 2 diced onions, green bell pepper and garlic powder and then ground coriander, 2 tbs salt, 1/2 tbs ground black pepper and 1/4 tbs cayenne.
  • When browned, add 2 cups water and cook until the water evaporates.
  • Let it cool.
  • Put the meat mixture in the center of a won ton square (3 1/2 ” x 3 1/2″).
  • Wet edges with water.
  • Pull 2 opposite corners together in center and firmly seal.
  • Do the same with the opposite corners, sealing all together.
  • Repeat with remaining filling and won ton wrappers until of it is all used up.
  • Oil a metal vegetable steamer and place the filled won tons on it.
  • Cover and steam 15-20 minutes.
  • To Serve: Spread a thin layer of yogurt sauce on each plate.
  • Put stuffed pasta on each plate and drizzle a little yogurt over each.
  • Drizzle tomato sauce over each pasta.
  • Garnish with the dried mint leaves and chopped fresh cilantro.
  • Ready in 2 hours 1 hour prep.

Nutrition

Calories: 2921.88kcalCarbohydrates: 247.89gProtein: 218.11gFat: 116.83gSaturated Fat: 45.34gCholesterol: 613.1mgSodium: 9140.99mgFiber: 17.98gSugar: 46.53g

Keyword Beef, Carrots, Manicotti, Tomato, Vegetables
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