Back in the UK in my student days, the simple version of this would be simply pasta tuna and mayonnaise with corn niblets, maybe watercress or baby spinach if I was feeling extravagant.
The dish has evolved quite a bit since 1992, and for the 2008 Thai version you will need...
PASTA SHELLS OR TRICOLOR TWIRLS
VEGETARIAN SAUSAGES
DECENT MAYONNAISE
TUNA IN OIL
TINNED SWEETCORN
SPRING ONIONS
CHEDDAR CHEESE
1 BIG FAT RED CHILLI
Also...
Corriander
Colmans mustard
Half a lime
Salt
Pepper
Firstly, take the tofu sausages and throw them out of your apartment window as hard and as far as you can. Don't ever buy them again, they are shit - tofu is shit.
Then, in a pot or saucepan, lob in the pasta and if you want you can drain the oild from the tuna into it which is supposed to stop the pasta sticking but it doesn't - I don't know why, you'll have to ask Timba. Anyway, it's not going to do any harm put it that way. Boil your kettle and pour over boiling water and add salt.
While the pasta is boiling, chop up the spring onions and the chilli but whatever you do - DO NOT RUB YOUR EYES AFTER CHOPPING THE CHILLI. Chop up the spring onions also, and if you can stomach it a little bit of corriander. If you don't have any corriander just pour some Aramis or Channel No.5 into the pasta water and you won't know the difference.
Can I just stress again: Do NOT under ANY circumstances, touch or rub your eyes after chopping the chilli, I did and I can tell you now it sure ain't funny.
Okay, so the pasts is boiled - drain it into a colander, give it a shake and put back in the pot. Grate some cheddar on it while it's still hot, then put in the tuna drain the tinned sweetcorn and add that too, then add a spoonful of mayo, one of mustard, the chopped spring onions, chilli and corry and some black pepper and toss it all together with a fork and a spoon.
Serve and put a little more cheese on top, eat and enjoy.


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