Maggoty dustbin pasta
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 12 with other party nibbles or 6 on its own
Ingredients
- 400g orzo pasta
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 red peppers, chopped
- 326g can sweetcorn, drained
- 175g frozen pea
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tsp five-spice
- 280g shredded ham
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 220g jar black bean sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Method
- STEP 1
Cook the pasta using pack instructions. Drain, run under cold water, and drain again.
- STEP 2
Meanwhile, heat the veg oil in a large pan or wok, add the peppers, sweetcorn, peas, garlic and five-spice and stir-fry for a few mins. Add the ham, soy sauce, ¾ of the black bean sauce and the orzo, stir well and cook for 1-2 mins. Stir in the sesame oil and check seasoning.
- STEP 3
Heat the remaining black bean sauce in microwave. Tip pasta into a large bowl or a small, clean dustbin or cauldron. Drizzle over remaining sauce and let everyone dig in.
