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Meat
I
TALIAN BEEF
C
ASSEROLE WITH
P
OLENTA
D
UMPLINGS
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
⅔
cup
polenta
300 ml
boiling water
¼ cup
grated Parmesan cheese
1 onion,
sliced
2
cloves garlic, crushed
1
kg
diced
beef
1 tablespoon
fl
our
1 cup
beef stock
1
red capsicum, de-seeded, roasted,
peeled and sliced
800
g
can crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon
fresh oregano, chopped
2 tablespoons
pre-prepared pesto
Method:
Pour polenta into boiling water and stir until well
combined. Cook on High for 2 minutes or until
mixture leaves the sides of the dish. Stir in Parmesan
cheese and allow to cool.
Place remaining ingredients, except pesto, into a
3-litre casserole dish. Stir well and cook on high for
10 minutes. Stir and continue cooking on Medium for
35 to 40 minutes, stir several times during cooking.
Shape polenta into 12 balls and place them on top
of the casserole. Cook on medium for 10 minutes.
Serve casserole topped with pesto.
T
HAI
B
EEF
C
URRY
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
1
onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons
Thai green curry paste
500
g
thinly sliced lean beef
½
red capsicum, thinly sliced
1
carrot, thinly sliced
1
zucchini, sliced
200
g
broccoli, broken into
fl
owerets
1 cup
coconut milk
1 tablespoon
soy sauce
1 tablespoon
lemon juice
2 tablespoons
shredded fresh basil
½ cup
roasted unsalted peanuts
Method:
Place the onion and curry paste into a 4-litre dish.
Cook on High for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the beef and
cook on High for 4 to 6 minutes, stirring halfway
through cooking. Add the vegetables and coconut
milk and cook on High for 6 to 8 minutes. Mix in the
soy sauce, lemon juice and basil and serve sprinkled
with peanuts.
L
ASAGNE
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
Meat Sauce:
500
g
minced
beef
2
small onions, chopped
1 clove
garlic, chopped
425
g
tomato
purée
1 cup
beef stock
¼ cup
chopped basil
1 tablespoon
cracked black pepper
Cheese Sauce:
80
g
butter
¼ cup
fl
our
500 ml
milk
1 cup
grated cheese
½ cup
Parmesan cheese
12
lasagne sheets, cooked
½ cup
extra grated cheese
Method:
Meat Sauce:
Place beef, onion and garlic in a 3-litre casserole
dish. Cook on High for 5 to 6 minutes. Add remaining
sauce ingredients. Cook on Med-High for 15 to
20 minutes, stirring several times during cooking. Set
aside.
Cheese Sauce:
Melt butter in a 2-litre jug on High for 30 to
40 seconds. Add
fl
our and mix well. Gradually stir
in milk. Cook on High for 3 to 4 minutes. Stirring
halfway through cooking. Add grated cheese and
Parmesan cheese. Cook on High for 50 to
60 seconds. Spoon quarter of the meat sauce into
the base of 25 x 25 cm deep casserole dish. Top
with three lasagne sheets. Spoon another quarter of
meat sauce over the lasagne sheets and spread with
cheese sauce. Continue with remaining ingredients.
Top with meat and cheese sauce. Sprinkle with extra
cheese and cook on Med-High for 20 to 25 minutes.
S
PAGHETTI
M
EAT
S
AUCE
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
500
g
minced
beef
1
onion, chopped
1 teaspoon
minced garlic
425
g
can
tomatoes
1 cup
tomato puree
¼ cup
red wine
1 teaspoon
dried mixed herbs
pepper
Method:
Place beef, onion and garlic in a 3-litre casserole
dish. Cook on High for 5 to 6 minutes. Add remaining
ingredients. Stir. Cook on Med-High for 16 to
18 minutes. Stir halfway through cooking. Serve with
spaghetti.
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