Name: Ground beef samosa stick
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 to 5 persons
Ingredients: 350g ground beef; 3 to 4 garlic cloves - grated; 1 shallots - finely chopped; 120g any cheese you like; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp fine salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder; 1 tsp soy sauce; some spring roll wrappers, as many as you need; For the glue; 1 tbsp flour mix with 1 tbsp water in a small cup

October 26, 2019

Ground beef samosa stick

Persons

Prep Time

40 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 10 minutes

Ingredients

350g ground beef
3 to 4 garlic cloves - grated
1 shallots - finely chopped
120g any cheese you like
1 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp fine salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder
1 tsp soy sauce
some spring roll wrappers, as many as you need

For the glue

1 tbsp flour mix with 1 tbsp water in a small cup

Instructions

1. In a bowl, add all the ingredients and knead well to mix.
2. Lay a spring roll wrap flat, tip down. Place the filling mixture centered on the wrap. Roll up tightly. Dab a little 'glue' mixture along the edges to seal, then roll as per picture. Repeat until you use up all the filling mixture.
3. Pour oil (1~2cm) in a wok or a large saucepan and heat on medium-high until hot : Stick in a bamboo chopstick, if bubbles appear, it's hot enough. Place the rolls gently in the oil and cook from all sides, turning occasionally, until nicely and evenly golden. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain the excess oil. Repeat with the remaining spring rolls.
4. Serve hot!

October 23, 2019

Arancini Rice Balls

Arancini rice balls

Persons

Prep Time

1 hour

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients

3 rice cooker cups of rice - about 450g (uncooked Japanese rice, short grain)
3 rice cooker cups of water
1/2 tsp safran
1 maggi cube

For the filling

3 garlic cloves - finely chopped
350g ground beef
1/3 tsp fine salt
1/3 tsp sugar
70g tomato paste
1/2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp ketchup
100 to 150g your favorite cheese
some of flour
some panko / bread crumbs
1 or 2 eggs (mix with 100ml whole milk)

Instructions

1. Wash the rice well and drain. Transfer the rice to the rice cooker bowl and add water, safran and bouillon cube. Press to start. Once it is done, let the rice set in for ~10min.
2. Make the filling In a cooking pot, heat 1 to 2 tbsp olive or vegetable oil and fry the garlic until fragrant.
3. Add the ground beef and cook until it is no longer pink. Add all the seasoning ingredients (salt, sugar, tomato paste, mirin and ketchup) and stir well to mix. Remove from the heat and let it cool to room temperature. When it has cooled, add the cheese and mix. Set aside until the rice is ready.
4. Make round shape balls with rice, adding the beef filling in the middle to cover. Roll in flour, then dredge in egg mixture and coat in panko/bread crumbs. Repeat with remaining rice.
5. In a medium saucepan, add about 3 cm depth of oil and heat over medium-high heat and deep-fry the Arancini until nicely golden brown, turn frequently to get brown evenly. Transfer onto a paper towel lined plate to drain excess oil.
6. Serve hot with extra ketchup and mayonnaise.

June 18, 2019

Ground beef for Dan Dan noodles

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Ingredients

350g ground beef
1 tbsp shaoxing wine / chinese cooking wine or just white cooking wine or sake
2 garlic cloves - finely chopped

Ingredient A

30g tian mian jiang / sweet bean sauce
2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp sugar

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, add ground beef and shaoxing wine (or cooking wine or sake) and mix.
2. In a frying-pan, heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Fry the garlic until fragrant.
3. Add the ground beef and stir-fry till no longer pink.
4. Add the ingredient A. Stir for a few more minutes so that it is evenly coated with the seasoning.

March 24, 2019

Eggplant and minced beef sauce spaghetti

Persons

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

45 minutes

Eggplant and minced beef sauce spaghetti

Ingredients

1 eggplant (about 300g) - cut into 1cm cubes
2 garlic cloves - finely chopped
2 onion - roughly chopped
350g ground beef
100ml white wine

Ingredient A

2 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1 beef stock cube (10g)
2 diced tomato can (400g x 2)
2 tsp white sugar
2 tbsp ketchup
a dash of salt
1/2 tbsp maple syrup
250g mozzarella cheese (as much as you want) - cut into small chunks
1 pack of spaghetti or your preferred pasta (500g)
Olive oil to cook

Instructions

1. In a skillet (or cooking pan) add 2 tbsp olive oil and stir-fry eggplants until wilted. Transfer into a plate and set aside.
2. In the same skillet (or cooking pan), heat another 1 tbsp olive oil and fry the garlic until fregrant. Add onion and cook until the onion is wilted.
3. Add ground beef and white wine, cook until the meat is no longer pink.
4. Add the ingredients A and bring it to boil. Cover and simmer for about 30 min.
5. Uncover and and maple syrup, simmer another 10 minutes.
6. About 10 minutes before the sauce is finished cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to the boil then cook pasta according to package directions, check for doneness a few minutes before the suggested cooking time.
7. Take the sauce off from the heat and toss in the cooked pasta. Add mozzarella cheese and lighlty mix together.
8. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the spagettie and serve straight away.

May 28, 2018

Quick ground beef and rice bowl

Quick ground beef in rice bowl

Persons

Ingredients

350g ground beef
1 leek - chopped

- Ingredient A -

2 tbsp cooking white wine or cooking sake
2 tbsp mirin
3 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp ginger powder
1/2 tbsp miso

Instructions

1. In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp oil and fry the meat and leek until meat is no longer pink.
2. Add all the ingredient A to season, continue stirring for a few more minutes.
3. Serve over the hot steamed rice!

May 16, 2018

Hamburger rice – Ground Beef with rice

Hamburger rice - Ground beef with rice

Persons

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves - finely chopped
350g ground beef
2 leeks - finely chopped
1 carrot - finely chopped

- Ingredient A -

1/2 tbsp ginger powder
2 tsp mayonnaise
2 tsp bouillon beef (powder)
4 tbsp ketchup
2 tbsp tonkatsu sauce or worcestershire sauce
1 tsp kosher salt (or more)
1 tsp soy sauce
100g grated cheese - your choice

Instructions

1. In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp oil and fry the garlic until fragrant. Add ground beef, leek, carrot and cook, breaking it into crumbles over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink.
2. Add the ingredient A to season and let simmer for another few minutes.
3. Serve over hot rice and sprinkle with grated cheese.