Cheesy macaroni with minced beef casserole

This wonderful delicious recipe is from Ashley Wagner and her recipe link is here

http://www.centercutcook.com/cheesy-macaroni-and-beef-casserole/

It was full flavoured with cheese and the minced beef.

The top was also amazing with cheese and panko crumbs!

I did mine as a reduced portion and I skipped chili powder

Ingredients (reduced portion)

1/4 piece Onion chopped, 1 large pc garlic chopped, 300 gm minced beef, 1/2 can of diced tomatoes (about 200 gm), macaroni about 200 gm, paprika n black pepper and salt, lite sour cream 1/2 cup, milk 2 tablespoon, oil for frying

Panko crumbs 1/2 cup 

Shredded cheddar cheese slightly more than 2 cups

Method

1. Cook macaroni and drain water and set aside 

2. Prepare beef

Please fry the onions with about 1 tablespoon oil till a bit translucent

Add in the garlic and fry for about 30 seconds

Turn fire to low heat now

Add in the minced beef, salt 1/2 teaspoon, sprinkle black pepper and paprika and fry till beef is browned

You may need to adjust by adding a little oil so that the beef won't stick to base of pan

Now add in the diced tomato with juice and fry for a while more.

Now add in the macaroni, the sour cream n milk n the cheddar cheese 1 cup. Stir for awhile . Off the fire and stir evenly.

3. Baking 

Place into a casserole ( I used a round glass one)

Cover the macaroni top with 1/2 cup or more cheddar cheese 

Top with 1/2 cup of Panko crumbs

Do not expose macaroni or they turn hard

Bake in oven at 190 degree Celsius for about 30 minutes and the top browns nicely . I did turn the dish at about 15 mins for more even browning.

Frying beef with tomato

Added macaroni 

Added the other ingredients sour cream, milk, cheddar cheese

See the cheese melted?

Cover with more cheese  ( I didn't cover enough so a bit of macaroni hardened)

Cover with Panko crumbs 

Browned nicely and smells so great!

The next day I warmed again to eat as lunch

Enjoy the casserole!

Croquettes with potato n minced beef

These lovely and tasty croquettes recipe comes from justonecookbook. Ms. Nami is always sharing her wonderful Japanese recipes.  I followed her recipe to use minced beef. You can also substitute with minced chicken or pork.

Please check her post at here : http://justonecookbook.com/blog/recipes/moms-korokke-croquette/

Original recipe as follows :

2 lb. or 4 russet potatoes about 906gm, peeled and halved

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1 Tbsp butter (15gms)

2 Tbsp oil

1 large onion

1 lb ground beef (453gms)

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

3 eggs

2 cup Panko

1/2 cup flour

Optional : some Kikkoman Soy Sauce

Oil for deep frying

Tonkatsu Sauce

Method.

Prepare potatoes.

In a large pot, put water and potatoes and bring to boil.  Cook potatoes until a skewer goes through the potato easily.  Move the pot back to the stove. On low heat, shift the pot so that remaining moisture will completely evaporate but make sure don't burn the potatoes.

Transfer to a large bowl and mash the potatoes.  Add salt, pepper and butter.

Peel and chop the onion.  Heat oil on medim high. Saute onion until soft. Add meat and break up with a wooden spoon.  When meat is cooked, add salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and let the meat cool.

I also drizzled some Kikkoman Soy Sauce over the meat when frying.

See the oil? Drain away the oil and juice before you add the meat into the potato.

Form the mixture when still warm, but not hot into the balls.  Let them chill in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes before frying.

Prepare the flour, panko and egg mixture.  I only used 2 eggs because I reduced ingredients to 2/3 of original recipe.

Coat the balls with flour, then dredge in egg mix, then cover with panko crumbs.  Put inside fridge until oil is ready.

In a wok or use an electric fryer, heat oil to medium high heat. Deep fry croquette until they are golden brown. Drain on paper towels. 

Serve them with Tonkatsu sauce or with a dish of mayonnaise.  They are really delicious!  I will make them again.  Enjoy!

Stir Fried Beef Cubes with Caramalized Onions

 

This is a lovely plate of stir fried beef cubes with caramelized onions.

 

Ingredients

 

 

I used 166gm of flank steak beef  -
1/2 a yellow onion
1/2 lemon juice
Some white pepper
3/4 tsp of salt
3 tablespoon of Kikkoman Japanese Grill Teriyaki Sauce.
Some unsalted butter.

 

Method

 

Cut beef lengthwise into two. Then cut the two strips into cubes.

Cut 1/2 onion into rings

Marinate the beef with juice from half a lemon and some pepper, 3/4 tsp of salt and 2 tablespoon of Kikkoman Japanese Grill Teriyaki Sauce.

Heat up your pan and melt the butter. Add in your onion and fry till brownish and translucent.

 

Onions browned.

 

Push onions aside and add beef cubes and stir fry till outside is brownish about 3 minutes.

 

 

At this time, add in one more tablespoon of the Kikkoman Japanese Grill Teriyaki Sauce to the beef cubes and fry a few more seconds.

 

Plate your beef first and then heap the onions on top.  Pour the juice from the pan onto the onions.

 

There you go, easy and tasty Stir Fried Beef Cubes with Caramelized Onions!