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- Serves- 6 Scouts
- Cooking time- 45 minutes including preparation
- Cost- £4 per patrol
- Difficulty- 6/10
- Verdict- 7/10, need to strain the pasta properly or it all goes runny
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- 750 gms. (1.5lb) Minced beef
- 1 large onion
- 2 Tins chopped tomatoes
- 1 Tin mushrooms (Optional)
- 1 packet diced bacon (Optional)
- Squirt of garlic paste (equal to one clove)
- Tea spoon of mixed herbs
- 1 Oxo cube
- Knob of butter
- 1 fistful of spaghetti per Scout, plus one extra. (Or other pasta)
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- 1 large billy
- 1 large frying pan
- Large Wooden Spoon
- Sharp knife
- Cutting board
- Washing up liquid
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- TIP: If you are using an open fire then rub washing up liquid onto the bottom of the billy before you start and it will be easier to clean afterwards
- Peel and chop the onion into pieces about the size of a pea
- Heat frying pan, add the chopped onions and minced meat, and keep stirring until the meat turns brown
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, crumbled Oxo, herbs and garlic paste
- Keep it gently bubbling for 40 minutes
- Stir every few minutes and if it starts to dry up or stick then stir in a 1/4 mug of cold water
- Cook the pasta, according to the instructions on the packet, in the billy so that it is ready a few minutes before the meat
- While the pasta is boiling put the plates that you are going to serve it on over the pan to warm them up
- When ready, drain the pasta in the billy and return to the fire for 30 seconds to make sure that it is dry. Stir in the knob of butter
- Serve the pasta onto the plates and then pour the meat over
- TIP: Put warm water and a squirt of washing up liquid in dirty pans before you sit down to eat and they won't be so hard to clean
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Try some of the following to complete the meal.
- Serve in bowls rather than plates because it stays hotter and doesn't spill.
- Sprinkle with dried Parmesan cheese
- Sprinkle with crushed up ready salted crisps
- Add a DASH of red wine during cooking. (More for adults)
- Serve with salad
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