Turkish Pasta With Yoghurt Mint Sauce

• Meat Sauce
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup hopped onion
• 1/2 lb ground chicken (or Lamb or Beef Sausage)
• 1 -2 jalapeno, deseeded and finely chopped (or Pickled Peperoncinis)
• 2 sprigs thyme
• handful of chopped flat leaf parsley
• salt & pepper
• Yoghurt Mint Sauce
• 3 cups plain yoghurt
• 3 -4 minced large garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped mint leaves
• salt
• Butter Paprika Topping
• 5 tablespoons butter or 5 tablespoons margarine
• 3/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1 lb pasta (Bowties work well to hold the meat and sauce)

1. Directions.
2. 1.Cook onions in olive oil til soft, add meat, jalapenos, thyme, parsley til meat is browned. Stir in a few tablespoons of water and season with salt and pepper and simmer 10 mins (add more water in necessary).
3. 2.To make the yoghurt sauce put all ingredients in a bowl and beat with a wooden spoon til creamy, set aside on a warm spot on the stove.
4. 3.Cook and drain pasta, toss with the meat sauce in a serving bowl. Pour the yoghurt sauce over top.
5. 4.For the topping, heat butter til frothy and add paprika and cayenne. cook for a few seconds and drizzle over the youghurt sauce.
6. 5.Top with fresh mint leaves in desired.
7. 6.Enjoy!

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/turkish-pasta-with-yoghurt-mint-sauce-435503 (may not work)