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Caribbean Corned Beef and Cabbage
Caribbean Corned Beef and Cabbage
This is a really quick and easy meal to prepare. Buying canned corned beef is very foreign to most Americans. Canned corned beef is eaten in a lot of African, Caribbean, and South American cuisines. Have you ever eaten canned corned beef hash? The corned beef in the hash is the same stuff we are going to use to make this recipe. The brand that I like to use is called Exeter, made in South America. Make sure to taste this before adding salt at the end because different cans of corned beef have different levels of saltiness to them.
Ingredients
- 1/2 head green cabbage shredded
- 1 can corned beef
- 1/2 medium onion sliced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes
- 1 habanero
- 2 green onions chopped
- 2 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp paprika
- salt and white pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp butter
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt the butter. Sauté onions, garlic, thyme, allspice, and habanero for 3 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes, green onions, paprika, and white pepper. Cook for another 3 minutes.
- Add in the cabbage. Cook for 7 minutes.
- Add in chunks of corned beef. Cook for another 3-4 minutes.
- Plate it up. Top off with sunny side up eggs.
Steak in Salsa Verde
Steak in Salsa Verde
Steak in salsa verde is very popular and made all over Mexico. It varies from region to region. It can be made with just the meat and salsa verde, or you can add some type of vegetable to it like I have with the potato. You can also substitute squash, green zucchini, green beans, just to name a few.When selecting the beef for this dish, you want to use something that has some fat to it. Ribeye works best. NY strip or top sirloin are leaner, but will work well too. You can either have it thin sliced like I have or cut it up into bite sized chunks. This is a great dish with a side of beans, or you can even use this as a filling for tacos.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Salsa Verde
- 1 lb tomatillos
- 2 serrano peppers or 1 jalapeno
- 1/4 medium white onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup water
Steak in Salsa Verde
- 1 1/2 lbs thinly sliced beef ribeye, strip, or sirloin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
- 2 medium potatoes diced into small cubes
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
Instructions
Salsa Verde
- In a blender or food processor, add tomatillos, Serrano pepper, white onion, garlic, and water. Puree until smooth. set aside.
Steak in Salsa Verde
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, add the cooking oil. Brown the steak pieces.
- Pour in the sals verde and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Add in the cubed potatoes. Simmer on medium heat for 15 minutes or until the potato are tender.
- Garnish with a lot of fresh cilantro. Serve with tortillas.
Bobotie
Bobotie
Bobotie is considered to be the national dish of South Africa. The ground beef/egg custard bake has a lot of complex flavors from the curry spice to the grated apple. Once you eat this, try not to get addicted and eat the entire pan. It happens.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 3 slices bread
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1/2 tbsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tbsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tbsp dried basil
- 2 lb 90% lean ground beef
- 1 large grated apple
- 1/2 lemon juice and zest
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Egg Custard topping
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
- bay leaves
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Egg Custard Mixture
- Mix the eggs, cream, milk, parsley, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Set aside.
Bobotie
- Soak the slices of bread in milk. Set aside.
- In a large sauté pan over medium high heat, add the butter, onions, and garlic. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the curry powder, turmeric, cumin coriander, thyme, basil, and oregano. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add the ground beef. Cook until the beef is completely browned.
- In a large bowl, add the ground beef mixture, the milk soaked bread mixture, lemon juice and zest, grated apple, and the Worcestershire sauce. Mix together.
- Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees. In a 9″x13″ baking dish or a round 10″ baking dish, add the beef mixture. Press down tight into the baking dish. Cook for 35 minutes.
- ake out of the oven. The top should be slightly crispy.
- 8. Pour the egg custard mixture over the baked ground beef mixture. Place bay leafs ver the top. Bake for another 15 minutes.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before serving. This is a great time to pack a bowl for a pre-meal high.
- Bobotie is great with yellow rice or served on it’s own!
