My version of Fiji-Style Beef Soup

Unfortunately I've been busy recently so its taken me close to a month to write this post.

Ok, so, I am really bad with quantities as I tend to use things intuitively (which 9 times out of 10 means i end up making too much :S) Please adjust quantities to match the amount of meat you use.

Ingredients:
Flour
Ground ginger powder
Ground garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Oil
Beef
Ginger
Garlic
Chilli
Potatoes
Carrots
Beef Stock
Bok Choy (or other greens)
Onion cut into eigths
1 large chilli


Method:
Place some flour, ground garlic, ground ginger, salt and ground pepper in a plastic bag and add meat then shake to coat.
Once fully coated fry off meat in a little oil till it is well browned.
Add crushed ginger, garlic and chilli and fry off for a few more minutes.
Turn heat to low and cover to release juices from the meat.
Sweat out meat till the released juices start to evaporate.
Increase heat to medium, add carrot and potatoes and brown off the veggies.
Add beef stock, salt and coarsely crushed pepper corns, cover and boil till meat and veggies are cooked through. (The more time you give your meat the tastier it will be, add water if liquid begins to deplete).
Add bok choy, chilli and onion and cook till they start to go soft.


And you are done :)


In Fiji this dish is usually served with either boiled Dalo (Taro), boiled Kasera (Cassava) or plain rice.
I decided to make some home made bread rolls on this occasion though :)


I used the recipe from:
honeyandbutter.com


This recipe is REALLY quick and easy and you really can't go wrong.
The only variation is that I use about 3-4 (heap) tablespoons of milk powder in with the flour it makes the dough stickier and harder to handle but the end result is a lot tastier :)


Hope you enjoy :D

A twist on Baked Beans for Breaky...

Tasty Baked Beans (Fiji-Style)

Here’s a really simple breakfast idea for those of you that don’t mind a little onion in your breakfast…

I’ll give credit where its due and let you know that its hubby’s recipe with a few tweaks from me :)

You will need one small tin of baked beans per person, (we use the weight watchers brand [your about to use butter, better start with as few calories as possible :D]).

It’s really simple; add some butter (or butter substitute) to a small non-stick fry pan.

Fry off a little finely diced onion (we used a quarter of a medium sized onion for two small tins of baked beans) until it is nice, crispy and brown (not burnt).

Add baked beans with all the sauce (I find its easiest to do this off the heat to avoid spluttering). Sauté for a few minutes till onions are glassy and soft. If you have them, add some garlic chives (even regular chives or for that matter parsley or coriander will do) just before you are about to take it off the heat, (adds another subtle layer to the flavours).

Serve on a plate with a sprinkle of either finely ground pepper or some nice paprika.

Commence eating with some nice buttered toast and some tea :)

The first time hubby told me to make his baked beans with onions I scoffed a little, but 5 years later, its one of our weekend staples :)

Our daughter S. who is a very fussy eater will mop up the sauce with some toast and that will be her breaky…though to be fair she is ever-ready to mop up any sauce with some form of bread :D