it's tom yum! not curry!

because i am trying to finish off the "stock of meat" in my freezer, i have been on a cooking frenzy.
i have got loads of beef from eid-ul-adha, chicken legs from the previous week and some minced meat.
so, yesterday...decided to make some tom yum spaghetti with the minced meat. a very simple dish to make.

Ingredients

1 chopped onion
A few cloves of garlic - diced
1 chopped red pepper
1 to 2 sliced chillis - depending on the hot-ness you prefer. if you can't handle the heat...try de-seeding it.
mushrooms
basil leaves - very pricey. i THINK you can substitute this with spinach, though i have never tried it before.
tom yum paste - buy those bottled ones
minced meat - 500g is usually enough for 2 persons
spaghetti/linguini or whatever pasta that strikes your fancy. i prefer linguini or spaghettini.

salt, pepper, chilli flakes, coriander leaves to season

How-to's

1. Prepare your pasta of choice and set aside.
   
2. heat some olive oil in a wok (don't put too much...cause the tom yum paste usually has some "oil" in it).
3. Then, add in the onion, garlic, red pepper, chillis and mushrooms. Stir fry it, until the onion softens.
4. Add 1 tablespoon of tom yum paste and mix it with the mixture above.
5. Add the minced meat and fry together with the above until it browns.
   
6. Add the pasta and stir fry until everything is mixed together.
   
7. Finally, add in the basil leaves and stir fry until it wilts.

Voila! and now, you have tom yum spaghetti/linguini/pasta of your choice...

:)

incidentally, i had some leftovers from last night. so thought i'd bring it to work for my "evening snack".
little did i know that it would cause so much ruckus!

"is that curry chicken, i am smelling??"
"no la, i think it is lemak masak cili padi"

no la...it's tom yum spaghetti!