Are there any other kind of meatballs apart from Italian ? The answer is obviously yes but these are still the best, this is a classic Italian recipe.
Category: Beef
Chinese beef with noodles
Chinese beef with noodles is a great stir fry recipe, the cooking time is due to the need to marinade the beef, the actual cooking time is about 10 mins
Texan beef brisket
This is an amazing recipe which uses a Texan barbecue recipe but doesn’t require sunny weather, basically its a slow cook beef dish using one of the cheapest cuts, brisket. It’s also really simple which is an added bonus
Mexican beef stew
The main flavour of this Mexican dish is the chipolte chilli, a dried and smoked jalapeno, available from most supermarkets. This beef stew has all the great flavours of Mexican food
You need lovely little treats and nibbles for all your guests when they pop round at Christmas and what could be better than bite size Yorkshire puddings with beef and horseradish
Spaghetti Bolognese
Serves 4 Cooking time 3 hours Ingredients 500g Steak mince 250g Pork mince 6 rashers of pancetta (or smoked bacon) diced 2 onions, diced 1 Stick celery, diced 2 cloves of garlic, sliced 1 tbs tomato puree 1 Carrot, diced 1 glass of red wine 1/2 cup of milk or single cream 2 tins tomatoes […]
Chinese style beef stir fry
Serves 4 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 1kg beef fillet, sliced thinly across the grain 1 tbsp dark sweet soy (kecap manis see Cook’s tip) 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tbsp groundnut oil 8 cloves garlic, peeled 3cm piece root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 2 onions, sliced 1 red chilli, chopped 1 tsp tamarind paste […]
Fajitas (version a)
Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 250g Meat (turkey steak, chicken breast or rump steak) cut into thin strips 1 Red onion, sliced 1 Clove garlic, chopped Half a green pepper and half a red pepper, sliced 1 Green or red chilli, chopped 1 tsp Smoked paprika 1 tsp Ground cumin Pinch of dried […]
Greek stifado
Serves 4 Cooking time 2-3 hours Ingredients 1 kg lamb (shoulder, neck) 3-4 tbsp flour seasoned with salt and pepper Olive oil A glass of red wine 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 2 bay leaves 1 tsp dried oregano Half a cinnamon stick 2 cloves […]
Balsamic beef stew
Serves 4 Cooking time 2 hours Ingredients 600g casserole beef, diced 2 tbsp plain flour, seasoned 3 tbsp olive oil 2 red onions, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 tbsp tomato puree 150ml red wine 250g butternut squash, diced 2 red peppers, sliced tbsp fresh thyme leaves 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar good dash […]