Beef and celery pasta with tomatoes

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger;
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced;
• 1 small or medium-size onion,
• finely minced;
• 2 medium-size tomatoes, sliced to bite-size;
• 4 stalks of celery, thinly sliced/slivered;
• about 1/2 libra ground beef;
• 3-4 shitake mushrooms caps, sliced thinly;
• pinch of cumin, fennel;
• 1 teaspoon curry powder;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• cooked pasta

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Preparation

• In a lightly oiled pan, add garlic, ginger, onions and fry briskly.
• Add in cumin, fennel, curry powder to bring out the aroma of the spices.
• Add in ground beef and fry, breaking up the beef to smaller bits.
• Dish out and set aside after about 5 minutes or beef has browned on the outside.
• Add in tomatoes, and celery and fry briskly, simmer for about 5 to 8 minutes till tomatoes softened.
• Return the beef to the pan, mix well, then add in mushrooms, fry with the rest of the mixture.
• Add in 1/4cup of water/stock and let the entire mixture simmer at low heat for about 5 minutes.
• Pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
• Add in shell pasta and mix thoroughly with the mixture and allow the pasta to absorb the tomato-beef sauce.
• Serve immediately.