I'm really kindof excited about this one. This, I believe, qualifies as a Master Recipe, meaning it's good on it's own and it can also be used as a base for (at the very least) a few other recipes I've managed to think up (and have tried 1)....
SO, let's go into The Kitchen™ and see what we can make, shall we?
Beef with Rice (Makes 1 Master Recipe)
1 pound ground beef (I got a chuck, 80/20 blend)
1/2 large yellow onion chopped fine
1/2 bell pepper chopped fine
2 T. grill seasoning (I use Montreal flavor grill seasoning by McCormick)
2 T. worcestershire sauce
15 1/2 oz. beef broth
1 cup basmati or Texmati rice
Brown the beef and onion over medium heat until the beef is just barely cooked and the onions are translucent. Drain as much fat out of the pan as you can. Throw in the grill seasoning, the bell pepper and the worcestershire sauce. Stir and cook for approximately 3 minutes or until the bell pepper is just starting to show a softening. Stir in the beef broth. Bring to a boil. Stir in the rice, drop the heat to low/med low and set a timer for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir to combine.
There you go. Easy, cheap and boy-oh-boy, was it GOOD. I served it to myself in a bowl while I was reading. It was really a quick and dirty "What's in the house to eat?" meal. But in thinking about it later, I realized I had made somewhat of a Master Recipe, something that could be combined with just a few other ingredients to make... well, just about anything.
Variations:
1. Take the finished meat, sprinkle it with chili powder, layer it with Velveeta(tm) cheese and tortilla chips in a casserole dish, broil for approximately 2 minutes. Serve with salsa, sour cream, lettuce and tomato (Nachos!-Made this. Thumbs up from Sic_un, too)
2. Take the finished meat, mix in 1 8oz. can of tomato sauce and 2 teaspoons chili powder (and yes, I mean the mixed powder), stir until thick. Load it up in burritos and/or tacos (Tacos! Burritos!)
3. Take the finished meat, mix in 1 20oz. can of chopped tomato with basil. Throw in some seasonings (oregano, thyme, marjoram, 2 or 3 finely diced cloves of garlic), simmer over med low heat for about an hour or so (Pasta Sauce!)
4. In a bowl, shred 1 carrot and chop 1 stalk of celery fine. Microwave it with about 1/4 teaspoon water for about 2 minutes or until hot. Mix it with the meat mixture, roll into egg roll skins. Fry until brown (Lumpia!... or at least as Lumpia like my mom makes)
5. Stir in another can of broth (or carton... use what you like. Make your own. call it 2 cups for luck). Simmer for about 30 minutes, throwing in a bag of frozen mixed veg (broccoli, carrots, beans) for good measure. (Soup!)
There. Master Recipe. What can YOU come up as a variation?
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