Lamb Meat (2 lbs) Onions (2; finely chopped) Carrots (2-3 peeled and julienned) Raisins (1/4 cup) Cinnamon powder (1 teaspoon) Cumin powder (2 tablespoons) Sugar (1 tablespoon) Salt (to taste) Black pepper (2-3 tablespoons to taste) Rice (3 cups) Note: You can use chicken, beef or goat meat instead of lamb. The fattier the meat…
Category: Beef
Smashed Beef Gyoza
Ingredients: Filling: Ground Beef (2 pounds) Carrot (2; grated) Lotus root (2 inches; finely chopped) Ginger (1 inch; finely chopped) Garlic (4 cloves; finely chopped) Green onion (2 springs; finely chopped) Cornstarch (1 tablespoon) Soy sauce (1 tablespoon) Shaoxing wine (1 tablespoon) Salt (to taste) Wrapper: Flour (2 pounds) Water (1 cup) Directions: In a…
Macaroni Watani (Afghan Pasta)
Ingredients: Ground Beef (2 pounds) Onion (2 medium; chopped) Garlic (3-4 cloves; chopped) Tomato (2 medium; chopped) Tomato Paste (2 – 3 tablespoons) Turmeric Powder (1/4 teaspoon) Coriander Powder (1 tablespoon) Chili Powder (1/2 tablespoon) Cumin Powder (1/2 tablespoon) Ground Black Pepper (to taste) Shell Pasta (1 pound) Quroot (1 pound; read notes for substitute)…
Kichri Quroot
Kichri Quroot is an Afghan dish that consists of shola (sticky rice), meatballs, and quroot (whey). It’s a hearty and loved dish all across Afghanistan. Ingredients: For the meatball mixture: Ground beef (2 pounds) Yellow onions (2 medium; chopped) Garlic (3-4 cloves; minced) Egg (1 Large) Coriander powder (2 tablespoons) Crushed black pepper(1 teaspoon) Salt (1 teaspoon or…
Ground Beef Enchiladas
Ingredients: For the Salsa Roja: Dried Ancho Chilies (2 chilies) Dried Chipotle Chilies (4-6 chilies) Dried Cascabel Chiles (2 chilies) Dired Pasilla Chilies (1-2 chilies) Onions (2 medium; peeled and chopped) Plum Tomatoes (2; halved) Garlic (3 cloves; peeled) Dried Oregano Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) For Ground Beef Filling: Ground Beef (1-2 pounds)…
Budae-Jjigae
Directions: For the stock: Dried anchovies (2 tablespoons) Shiitake mushrooms (3-4 mushrooms) Water (8 cups) Nori sheet (4×6 sheet) Beef small cubes (1/2 pound) Salt (to taste) For the seasoning paste: Garlic (6 cloves; minced) Gochujang (2-3 tablespoons) Korean red pepper flakes (2 tablespoons) Soy sauce (1 teaspoon) Water (2 tablespoons) For stew: Glass noodles…
Seekh Kababs with Tahini sauce
Ingredients: For Seekh Kababs: Ground Beef (4 lbs; You can substitute with any ground meat, best option is ground Lamb) Garlic (3-4; grated) Ginger (1/2 inch; grated) Cilantro (a bunch; finely chopped) Mint Leaves (a handful, finely chopped) Coriander Powder (2 tablespoons) Cumin Powder (1 tablespoon) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Salt…
Kevin’s Famous Chili
Kevin Malone brings some of his “Kevin’s Famous Chili” at least once year to the office. After 4 months of lock-down restrictions, Kevin thought this might be a good time to bring in some of his chili to the office. Because I am on a Keto diet, Kevin was kind enough to modify his recipe…
Meatball Tajine with Eggs
Ingredients: Ground Beef (1 pound) Eggs (4-5) Garlic (2 cloves; minced) Onion (1 large onion chopped) Ground cumin (2 teaspoon) Paprika (2 teaspoon) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Red chili powder/ Cayenne pepper powder (1 tablespoon) Cinnamon powder (a pinch) Crushed Tomatoes (28 oz) Cilantro (A bunch; finely chopped) Directions: In a bowl add the ground…
Hyderabadi Beef Kheema
Ingredients: Minced beef/lamb (1 pound) Onion (1 large; finely chopped) Green chilies (2-3 finely chopped) Tomato puree (3 tomatoes) Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon) Bay Leaves (2 leaves) Cloves (5-6) Cardamon (1-2 pods) Ginger & Garlic Paste (1 tablespoon) Turmeric Powder (1/4 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Coriander Powder (1 tablespoon) Garam Masala (1 tablespoon) Mint…
