Easy Mince And Rice Food

MEXICAN GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE WITH RICE (BEEF MINCE!)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook 1 1/2 minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until you no longer see raw meat (about 2 minutes).
• Add Mexican Spices and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add capsicum and cook for 1 minute.
• Add tomato paste and broth, stir to mix in.
• Add rice, corn and black beans.
• Stir, bring to simmer then cover and lower heat to medium low (simmering gently). Cook 15 minutes.
• Remove lid, quickly stir through green onion and HALF the cheese.
• Smooth top then sprinkle on remaining cheese. Cover and leave for 1 minute just to melt cheese.
• Remove from stove and serve immediately, garnished with more green onion if desired.

SPICED RICE WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Blitz the ginger and garlic to a paste in a small food processor. Put the beef in a large bowl and add the ginger-garlic paste, the allspice, cloves, 2 tsp black pepper and 2 tsp salt. Mix to coat the beef, then cover and leave to marinate for 30 mins. Will keep chilled for up to a day.
• Heat the oil in a large ovenproof pan over a medium heat and cook the onion for 8 mins until soft and translucent. Tip the beef and any leftover marinade into the pan and sizzle for 10 mins until the beef starts to caramelise in places.
• Add the cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, thyme, all- purpose seasoning and stock. Bring to a simmer, then cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 1 hr, then remove the lid and cook for another 30 mins. The beef should be tender but still holding together. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Leave to cool completely, then seal in an airtight container and freeze for up to two months.
• Tip the rice into the beef mixture with just enough water to cover it by about 1cm. Stir, then dot the butter over the top. Cover and bake in the oven for 30 mins. Fluff the rice up with a fork and serve with Ghanaian gravy (see 'Goes well with').

RICE & MINCE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Start by cooking the rice. Meanwhile, brown the mince in a separate saucepan. Add the crushed garlic then crumble in the beef oxo cube. Add half the tin of chopped tomatoes, keep the other half for later. Take off the heat. Add the rice once cooked, then add half the grated cheese and mix well.
• Remove the green top of the peppers, remove the core and seeds - a spoon can be used to scrape out the last bits. Stuff the hollow peppers with the mix then place upright in an oven safe dish, pour the remaining half tin of chopped tomatoes around the base of the peppers and drizzle with a little olive oil. Put the remaining cheese on top of the stuffed peppers and a little over the chopped tomatoes. Cook in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the cheese topping is bubbling. Enjoy!