Main Dishes

Chili is a cold weather comfort food! This recipe omits the beans for a lower carbohydrate version. Ingredients: 3 pounds ground beef 2 cups onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp ground cumin 1-3 tsp chili powder 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 cup sweet red pepper, chopped 1 small jalapeno seeded, finely chopped 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes 14 ounces diced tomatoes 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 3 cups beef broth Instructions: • Brown your ground beef with the onion and garlic in a large skillet until no [...]

BEEF BOURGUIGNON WITH CAULI-MASH Ingredients: 1kg beef chuck or shin, cut into large cubes and seasoned with salt and pepper 100g butter or 2 tbsp oil 250g button mushrooms 20 cocktail onions, peeled 1 onion, chopped 1 leek, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 4 – 6 slices streaky bacon, diced 1 tbsp tomato puree 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 bay leaves 4 large sprigs thyme 500ml red wine 400ml beef stock Chopped parsley for garnishing For the cauli-mash: 1 large cauliflower, broken into florets 1 tbsp butter Salt and pepper Method: Melt the butter/heat the oil in a heavy based [...]

SAUCE INGREDIENTS ½ cup mayonnaise 2 tbsp. yellow mustard 1 tbsp. ketchup 1 tbsp. pickle relish 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar ½ tsp. garlic powder ½ tsp. onion powder ¼ tsp. paprika ¼ tsp. salt BURGER INGREDIENTS 1 lb. ground beef Salt Freshly ground black pepper 4 slices cheese Lettuce leaves Sliced tomato DIRECTIONS Make sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, yellow mustard, ketchup, pickle relish, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and salt. Make burgers: Form ground beef into 4 patties; season both sides with salt and pepper. Cook until burgers are cooked through to [...]