Cuban Spaghetti

Name: Cuban Spaghetti
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb Pasta (1 pound of pasta (spaghetti, linguini or a small pasta)); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 onion, finely chopped); 1 piece Red Bell Pepper (1 red bell pepper, finely chopped); 1 piece Poblano Pepper (1 poblano pepper, finely chopped); 6 cloves Garlic (6 cloves of garlic, finely minced); 2 pieces Bay Leaves (2 bay leaves); ¼ tsp Cumin Powder (¼ teaspoon of ground cumin); ½ tsp Sazon (½ teaspoon Sazon); 1 cup Ham (1 cup of diced ham or chorizo); 1 tsp Tomato Paste (1 teaspoon of tomato paste); 28 oz Tomato (28 oz can of crushed tomatoes); ⅓ cup Vino Seco (1/3 cup of vino seco (you can substitute with dry white wine)); ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil); 0 pieces Parmesan Cheese (Optional garnish: chopped parsley and parmigiano cheese) — optional

Cuban Spaghetti - Entree (Caribbean)

40 minMexican

Servings10

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Ingredients

For 10 servings

Pasta1 lb · 1 pound of pasta (spaghetti, linguini or a small pasta)
Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 onion, finely chopped
Red Bell Pepper1 piece · 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
Poblano Pepper1 piece · 1 poblano pepper, finely chopped
Garlic6 cloves · 6 cloves of garlic, finely minced
Bay Leaves2 pieces · 2 bay leaves
Cumin Powder¼ tsp · ¼ teaspoon of ground cumin
Sazon½ tsp · ½ teaspoon Sazon
Ham1 cup · 1 cup of diced ham or chorizo
Tomato Paste1 tsp · 1 teaspoon of tomato paste
Tomato28 oz · 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
Vino Seco⅓ cup · 1/3 cup of vino seco (you can substitute with dry white wine)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil¼ cup · ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil
Parmesan Cheese0 pieces · Optional garnish: chopped parsley and parmigiano cheese · optional

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Steps

1We start with the Sofrito. Turn your heat to high. Once the pan is hot, throw in your onions. Then pour in some of the olive oil just to coat the onions in the pan. Add some salt and pepper and half the salt and pepper as you begin to cook your onions.
2Once the onions begin to look slightly transparent, throw in your peppers. If the pan is a little dry, add in a little more oil. Season the onions and peppers with the rest of your seasonings. This means a little more salt and pepper, cumin, bay leaves and the remainder of your sazon.
3After about 3-5 minutes your peppers and onions should be soft. Move them off to the side of the pan and add in your garlic. Let the garlic cook on its own for 2-3 minutes to be sure it is cooked evenly. Then mix the garlic in with the rest of the vegetables.
4Add the ham to the sofrito. Then the tomato paste and vino seco. Allow it to all cookout together for 5 minutes on high.
5Add the crushed tomatoes. Then lower the heat to low and simmer for 15 -20 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning as needed.
6When you are ready to eat, fill a large pot with water and add 2 tablespoons of salt. Set the heat to high and bring the water to a boil.
7Once the water comes to a boil add the pasta cook a minute or two until package instructions. Drain and put it back in the pot.
8Add the spaghetti to the sauce and cook together for 4-6 minutes until the pasta absorbs the sauce. Serve hot and garnish with parmigiano cheese and freshly chopped parsley.