Posts Tagged ‘chili’

Beef Tacos

Ingredients

  • 1 kg ground beef
  • 18 taco shells (Hard or soft)
  • 1 large onion (a la julienne)
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 large bell pepper (a la julienne)
  • 1 tsp Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a skillet, over medium heat, add the meat, chili powder, garlic, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper and cover the meat with water. let it simmer for an hour.
  2. Add onion, bell pepper to the ingredients and keep cooking for another 5 minutes.
  3. In a hard taco shell, add your liking of meat, then garnish with chopped tomato, lettuce, and cheese.
  4. Top the shell with sour cream and guacamole if available.

Quick Notes

You can serve rice and black beans and salsa on the side. and lots of margarita.

Variations

You can replace beef with chicken or seafood to your liking.

Cooking time (duration): 90

Number of servings (yield): 6

Meal type: dinner

Culinary tradition: Mexican

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Octopus, Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche

Ingredients

  • 100 grams octopus (semi-cooked)
  • 100 grams shrimps (21-25 preferable semi-cooked)
  • 100 grams scallops (semi-cooked)
  • 2 medium tomatoes (finely chopped)
  • 1 red onion (thinly sliced)
  • 1 small chili pepper (finely minced)
  • 1 small yellow bell pepper (finely minced)
  • 1 small jalapeño pepper
  • 2 kg limes (juiced)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • pinch of fresh cilantro
  • salt, black and red pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Cut the seafood ingredients into munchies (bite-size) pieces then mix them together.
  2. Cut the onion a la julienne.
  3. Cut tomatoes, red and yellow and green bell peppers into small squares.
  4. Mix the onion, tomatoes, lime juice, bell peppers, jalapeño, cilantro , olive oil, salt and pepper, then add them to the seafood mixture.

Quick Notes

Serve fresh with a good chilled mojito or beer.

Cooking time (duration): 25

Diet (other): Low calorie

Number of servings (yield): 6

Meal type: hors d’oerves

Culinary tradition: Central American

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