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Sunday, 18 February 2007

Salsa

3 Tomatoes (finely chopped)

1/2 small onion (finely diced)

1/2 green chilli (finely diced)

Juice from 1/2 lime

Salt & Pepper

Method

Mix together and serve

Guacamole

1 avocado

1/2 small onion (finely diced)

1/2 green chilli (finely diced)

1 tomato (finely chopped)

Juice from 1/2 lime

Salt & Pepper

Method

Mash the avocado, then add the other ingredients and stir. Season to taste

Beef Enchiladas

For the Enchiladas

1 packet of flour tortillas (only 4 needed)

250g minced beef

1/2 green pepper (sliced)

1/2 red onion (sliced)

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp cayenne pepper

Olive oil

1/2 tin chopped tomatoes

1 tin kidney beans

1 oxo cube

Method

Put the oil with paprika and cayenne in frying pan, gently warm the spices, add the onion and fry until softened, add the minced beef and fry until all browned, add the pepper and continue to cook for 1 minutes. Add the tomatoes, kidney beans and sprinkle in the oxo cube. Stir and cook for 15 minutes. Season to taste. Allow to cool slightly.

Take a tortilla, put 1/4 of the mix in the tortilla and roll up, place in serving dish. Repeat with other tortillas.

Mix the other 1/2 chopped tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of tomato puree and season. Pour over the tortillas.

Grate 75g of cheese and sprinkle over the top, put in a hot Gas 6 oven for 15 minutes.



Serve with Guacamole and Salsa

Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients

1 onion, sliced

125g button mushrooms, sliced

50g butter

250g sirloin steak

25g plain flour

Salt & pepper

1 tablespoon tomato puree

125ml pot sour cream

Method

Fry the onions in the 25g of the butter until soft add the mushrooms and fry together until soft. Spoon the onions and mushrooms onto a separate plate, keep the remaining butter in the pan, add the rest of the butter and melt.

Slice the beef into thin strips and then toss in seasoned flour. Remove excess flour and then fry the beef until golden brown. Return the onions and mushrooms to the pan with any juices. Add the sour cream and tomato puree, stir carefully over a gentle heat, season to taste.

Serve with boiled rice or noodles.