Beef And Onions With Cumin Food

BEEF AND ONIONS WITH CUMIN

Steps:

• Cut meat across the grain into thin fingerlength strips.
• Peel onions, slice crossways and separate into rings.
• Put the butter and oil into frying pan.
• Add the onion rings and cook covered, over a low heat until transparent.
• Turn them over constantly so that they cook evenly, but do not brown- remove from pan.
• Increase heat, put strips of meat into pan and brown.
• Add onion rings, sprinkle with flour and stir.
• When flour begins to colour, pour in stock.
• Add peeled and crushed garlic, cumin, marjoram, wine vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Stir well, then cover and simmer for 1 hour over a moderate heat or until tender.

CUMIN & ONION MARINATED BEEF

Steps:

• Cut the steak into 6 or 7 chunks. In a small bowl, mix together the Worcestershire, garlic, lime juice, vinegar, spices, onion and olive oil. Season meat well on both sides, then place in a flat non-metallic dish or baking tray. Cover with the marinade and chill for up to 1 day. Bring to room temperature 1 hr before grilling.
• Heat an outdoor grill or griddle pan until very hot. Pat the meat dry and drizzle with a little more oil, then season. Thread 2 thin metal skewers through 2 of the steaks and repeat with the others. Grill for 3-4 mins on one side, then turn over and repeat. Let the beef skewers rest under foil for 10 mins, then slice and serve with the sauces (see 'goes well with', right).

SPICED BEEF STIR-FRY TOPPED WITH SPRING ONION AND CORIANDER

Steps:

• To make the mayo: In a small bowl, mix the wasabi powder with 1 teaspoon water to make a paste. Mix the wasabi paste, remaining water and mayonnaise together. Season with some sugar, and set aside.
• To make the spicy coating: Mix all the ground cumin, dried chile flakes, black pepper, and salt, on a plate.
• To make the beef: Prepare the fillet by hammering it with a meat mallet, or the side of a Chinese cleaver. Slice the beef into wafer-thin slices, and coat the pieces in the spice mix.
• Heat a wok or pan over high heat and add the groundnut oil. Add the beef and stir-fry for less than 1 minute until browned and tender. As the beef starts to cook, pour in the rice wine or sherry, and season with the soy sauce, and a pinch of salt. Remove the wok from the heat and stir in the cilantro, and spring onions. Serve immediately. You can serve the spiced beef in steamed thin wheat flour pancakes, stuffed into warmed flatbreads or rolled in warmed tortilla wraps topped with plenty of wasabi mayo.

CUMIN BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Season the steak with salt and pepper. Finely grind 2 teaspoons cumin seeds in a spice grinder (or grind them with the bottom of a skillet). Toss the steak with the ground cumin, soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar in a large bowl; let sit 10 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the bell pepper, slice the chile into very thin rounds and cut the scallions into 1-inch pieces.
• Preheat a large skillet or wok over high heat until very hot. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, then add the bell pepper, chile, scallions and a pinch of salt. Cook, undisturbed, until the vegetables are charred in spots, about 2 minutes. Toss a few times and continue cooking until crisp-tender, about 1 more minute; remove to a large plate.
• Add the remaining 1 teaspoon vegetable oil to the skillet, then add the steak, spreading it out in an even layer. Sprinkle with the remaining 2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds and cook, undisturbed, until the steak is crisp around the edges and charred in spots, 3 to 5 minutes. Toss a few times and continue cooking until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain off any fat from the skillet, then return the vegetables to the pan along with half the cilantro; toss. Serve over the rice and top with the remaining cilantro.

FRIED EGGS WITH BEEF AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs with sugar and salt.
• Cut the onion to 1 cm pieces and mix it with the ground beef.
• Fry it to desired cooked level.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoon oil.
• Fry 1/4 of the egg mixture until the down side is light brown.
• Spread 1/4 of ground beef and onion mixture .
• Fold the fryin eggs in half the engulfing the beef.
• Fry the upper side of the eggs until light brown.
• Serve immediately.
• Repeat 3 more times, making three more servings.
• For garlic lovers, add garlic to beef and onion mix.
• For color, dash paprika on top.