Recipe

Ouma Sannie Pasta

My great gran's spaghetti bolognaise: a mince and tomato sauce with cheese melted through at the end, and a firm family favourite.

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Why is it called Ouma Sannie Pasta?

It's really spaghetti bolognaise, but in South Africa "Ouma" means granny, and this was my great gran's recipe. In our family nobody calls it spaghetti bolognaise. It has always been Ouma Sannie pasta.

The recipe started with my great gran. My gran kept making it, then my mom did, and it has become a family favourite. I've translated it here from the original Afrikaans.

A plate of spaghetti bolognaise with a rich mince and tomato sauce and melted cheese

Ingredients

  • 2 onions
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 500 g mince
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp Aromat
  • 2 tsp garlic
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1 packet tomato paste
  • 250 ml tomato sauce
  • 200 g cheese

Method

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  1. Fry 2 in 2 tablespoons . (Put your pot of water on the stove to start boiling for the pasta.)

  2. Fry the until brown. Make sure it is nice and fine.

  3. Add 1 teaspoon , 1 teaspoon , ground , and enough .

  4. Add 3 chopped (big ones, they are what makes the sauce).

  5. Add 1 big packet of and a good splash of (All Gold).

  6. The water for the pasta should be ready now. (Remember the salt and oil before you put the pasta in the pot to cook.)

  7. Let the meat simmer slowly with the lid on.

  8. Grate a nice piece of and add it to the just before the pasta is ready.

  9. As soon as the pasta is ready, take the meat off the heat. You don't want to overcook the . It should just be nicely melted.