My mum had a laugh at me the other day, I told her one of my favourite things growing up was her mince (ground beef for you 'Mericans) - she added onion, worchester sauce, and ???, coleslaw and mashed potato. Nothing fancy at all and I loved it.
I used to make this lovely simple pasta sauce that you have over fettuccine - it's the kind of thing you leave simmering in a pan at the back. I can't remember if it's from the north or the south ...
chop and saute carrots, celery and tomatoes (skinned, tinned ones are ok) for a few minutes. Put in a pot with tomato juice and simmer for an hour. Put over fettuccine. Enjoy. How simple is that? I usually add onions and garlic but that's not included in the original recipe.
One of my
favourite Malaysian dishes is asam laksa. Asam means sour, laksa refers to the noodles. There are lots of different varieties of laksa
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laksa/112054285474391. My problem is that my Malaysian exgf is a great cook as is her mum and several of her aunties and I've been spoilt rotten. I don't actually eat asam laksa very often because I'm usually disappointed.
The main ingredients are tamarind juice, herring or mackerel, laksa leaves (Vietnamese mint or ordinary mint), prawn paste, belachan, pineapple. Enjoy!