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Meaty carbonara

Ingredients

  • 450 g Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured rump or sirloin steak
  • 2 Cloves garlic
  • 1 Small onion
  • 1 Orange pepper
  • 100 g Mushrooms
  • 50 g Sundried tomatoes
  • 5-6 Cherry tomatoes
  • 1 x 5 ml (1 tsp) Olive oil
  • 150 g Fresh egg tagliatelle
  • 500 ml Passata
  • 2 x 5 ml (2 tsp) Green pesto
  • 2 x 15 ml (2 tbsp) Half fat crème fraiche
  • 5 - 6 Basil leaves

Method

  • Peel and crush the garlic. Peel and finely slice the onion.
  • Remove the stalk and seeds from the pepper and finely slice.
  • Thinly slice the mushrooms.
  • Drain and thinly slice the sundried tomatoes. Halve the cherry tomatoes
  • On a separate chopping board, thinly slice the beef.  Remember to wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw meat.
  • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the beef and garlic.  Stir well and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the peppers, mushrooms and sundried tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Cook the pasta in boiling water and drain.
  • Add the passata and pesto to the meat and stir well before adding the drained pasta, cherry tomatoes and crème fraiche.
  • Stir well before tearing the basil leaves into the sauce. Cook for a further 1 minute.
  • Serve with crusty bread and vegetables.