# Viral Turkish Pasta

A flavorful Turkish pasta dish featuring seasoned ground beef, a light yogurt sauce, and a paprika-infused butter sauce, garnished with fresh vegetables and dried mint.

- Cuisine: Turkish
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb ground beef
- salt
- pepper
- garlic
- smoked paprika
- 1 diced onions
- 1 fresh minced garlic
- 1 tbs tomato paste
- 1 box bow pasta
- 3 tbs whole milk yogurt
- 1 clove fresh minced garlic
- 2 tbs water
- melted butter
- paprika
- chili flakes
- diced tomatoes
- parsley
- dried mint

## Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add your ground beef and season with salt, pepper, garlic, and smoked paprika before it's browned.
3. Follow up with a generous amount of diced onions and some fresh minced garlic.
4. When the meat is nearly done, stir in a tablespoon of tomato paste.
5. Lower the heat and let the meat simmer gently while you prepare the pasta.
6. Prepare the yogurt sauce using whole milk yogurt, about 2 tablespoons of water to lighten it up, and fresh minced garlic.
7. Prepare the butter sauce with melted butter and paprika, optionally adding chili flakes.
8. Start with the pasta.
9. Layer on the yogurt sauce.
10. Add the flavorful ground beef.
11. Drizzle the butter sauce over everything.
12. Garnish with diced tomatoes, parsley, and dried mint.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Use whole milk yogurt, not Greek yogurt, because Greek yogurt can be too sour.
- Add 2 tablespoons of water to lighten up the yogurt.
- Season ground beef before browning to avoid bland meat.
- Dried mint gives a deconstructed manti flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bHjwQR/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/72e8fc9f-8382-4d13-9755-c527f127e1f7
- Extracted: 2026-03-22

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