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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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leggy Balila

Ingredients

  • 1 cup precooked/canned chickpeas
  • 1 clove garlic mashed
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt and cumin powder to taste
  • 1/2 cup pine-nuts
  • 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

  1. In a Bowl, add the precooked chickpeas and mix with salt,cumin powder, garlic, tomato, and olive oil.
  2. In a pan, melt the butter (don’t burn it), then add pine-nuts and sauté till golden brown. Sprinkle the goldened pinenuts on top of your chickpea mixture.

Cooking time (duration): 15

Diet type: Vegetarian

Number of servings (yield): 2

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: Lebanese

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Posted: January 13th, 2010
Categories: Lebanese, low calorie, vegeterian
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