Showing posts with label Red Meat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Meat. Show all posts

Friday, 21 September 2012

Super Bean Soup for Bean Soup Lovers



Ingredients:

Prep. time 25 min.
Serves 5


  • 4 cups cooked Peruano beans
  • 1 cup Black Beans
  • 1 stick, celery, small
  • 1/4 white onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 clove garlic, small
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 branch fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp. chives
  • Salt and green pepper
  • 3 tbsp creme fraiche
  • white cheese for the topping, cut into small cubes
  • 1/2 cup of vegetable broth, you can use chicken broth if not vegetarian or water if you have non.
  • 2 strips bacon, previously chopped and fried (optional)

1. Toss the beans, celery, onion, oregano, garlic, tomato, butter, parsley, broth and chives into the blender. Salt and pepper to taste. Blend until smooth and serve in a pot at medium-high heat. Add the creme fraiche and stir until it completely blends, then cover for 15 minutes. Finally, toss in the bacon and serve. Add a parsley leaf and some white cheese cubes on top for decoration.

P.S. You can add 1/2 a red bell pepper, previously roasted, to the blender mix for a slight variation

Monday, 17 September 2012

Best Picadillo Ever




Ingredients:

Serves 4
Prep. time: 20 min


  • 350gr ground Sirloin
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 white onion
  • 5 slices bacon
  • 1 stick, celery
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 chopped tomatoes
  • A handful green beans
  • 8 sp. creme fraiche
  • Green pepper
  • Black pepper
  • Olive oil
  • 1 piece French Lettuce
  • 1 yellow hot chilli
  • soft corn tortillas or tostadas



1. In a wok, over medium-high heat, stir-fry the onion, garlic, celery and bacon until golden brown, adding salt and black pepper to taste.Add the ground Sirloin along with the half bell pepper, the yellow chilli, and green beans, all finely chopped, keep stirring for a few minutes.

2. On a plate, make a bed using the lettuce, sprinkle it with olive oil and green pepper.



Serve the picadillo mix on top and top it with 2 spoonfuls of creme fraiche.







3. Enjoy as tacos or on tostadas for a delicious experience!