Spiced Beef with Bashed Beans | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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This is fine comfort food - but definitely of the non-stodgy variety. For the best results, choose lean beef steak, ideally minced fairly coarsely. This delicious recipe is taken from Hugh's new book, River Cottage Light & Easy, published by Bloomsbury.
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INGREDIENTS:
Serves 2-3, or 4-6 as a starter or tapas
2 tablespoons rapeseed or sunflower oil
350g lean beef, coarsely minced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 teaspoons cumin seeds, lightly bashed
1 teaspoon coriander seeds, lightly bashed
1⁄2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes, or to taste
1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
2 Little Gem lettuces, separated into leaves
A good squeeze of lime (or lemon) juice
Leaves from a small bunch of coriander, or parsley
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the bashed beans:
1 tablespoon rapeseed or olive oil
1 garlic clove, sliced
400g tin white beans, such as cannellini or butter beans, rinsed and drained
A small glass of vegetable stock or water (75ml)
To serve:
Lime or lemon wedges
DIRECTIONS:
Put a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the oil and, when hot, crumble in the mince. Fry without turning for a couple of minutes to allow some good browning, then turn and stir and fry for about 5 minutes until all of the mince has lost its raw look.
Add the garlic, cumin and coriander seeds, chilli flakes and some salt and pepper. Cook for about 10 minutes more, stirring frequently to distribute the spices and brown the mince all over. If there is any excess fat, pour it off.
Add the paprika, cook for a further 2 minutes, until the beef is beginning to get crispy, then take the pan off the heat.
Meanwhile, for the bashed beans, put the oil in a saucepan over a low heat. Add the sliced garlic and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until it is just starting to colour.
Add the beans and a little salt and pepper. Cook for a couple of minutes, then add the stock or water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for a couple of minutes more then take off the heat. Give the beans a rough bashing in the pan with a potato masher to create a coarse-textured mash, with some whole beans retained. Add a little more liquid if it seems very dry. Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed.
Divide the lettuce leaves between serving plates or bowls, spoon over some warm bashed beans and top with the spicy beef. Add a good spritz of lime or lemon and a scattering of coriander or parsley and serve, with lime or lemon wedges.
VARIATION:
With quick guacamole Make up a rough guacamole by mashing 2 ripe avocados in
a bowl with a trickle of oil, a pinch of chilli flakes, some roughly chopped coriander if you have some, a little salt and pepper and a generous squeeze of lime. Serve the mince, beans and guacamole on, or with, a cornmeal tortilla (see page 72), with roughly shredded lettuce leaves if you like, and you’ve got yourself a proper little Mexican feast.
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This is exactly my kind of food! :) Looks great.
Love you Hugh! You are a crack up! And your recipes are always instructional and entertaining!!
Hugh! Brilliant and delicious video. Thank you for sharing. Really a lovely application. Keep cooking. Blessings ChefMike.
Will try for sure!
Thanks Hugh, looks so nice, think i might try this recipe
Looks so delicious!
Wow. I've seen quite a number of chefs cooked this recipe, but no one can make my mouth salivating. You make me hungry, seriously hungry. Pinned for my next lunch! Love the recipe.
is it just me or is hugh throwing a few cheeky insults at jamie?
@pauloamw
6 жыл бұрын
Ollie140 He so did.
Looks absolutely incredible and tasty 💎💥👍
Now I know what my mince beef bought a few days ago will be used for😍
Sweet and simple. I always get s.korean vibes when food is plated on a piece of green crunchy leaf.
Hi Hugh, I just wanted you to know that I watched this video yesterday and made this tonight for dinner, I have had a two taste tests so far, and It is absolutely delicious, the beans with the beef offers a nice creamy contrast along with the wrap of the leaf. I would recommend to everyone and I would also make this again.
Can't believe I saw Jamie Oliver's book under the leg of that table!!! Thanks for sharing!
So nice, fresh beef from the cows right behind Hugh.
Low carb without ever saying it's low carb :) Hats off to you, sir! Really a great way to use beans and beef!
My wife made this but used ground Deer meat from my Uncle's hunting. Wonderful dish.
Any ideas about others spices like Asian, or BBQ( a bit sweet or some other spice with a bit of orange zest perhaps?) ....Not sure where to find out about what spices go together,any book suggestions?...I am just looking for something a bit different than the usual cumin etc.mixes that my hubby is so used to.....( Maybe even with chicken, .....I have been looking all day for a lettuce cup, meat recipe for the 4th and love The bean addition as well! Thank you so much, I love all your videos from oldest to anything I can find on River cottage)
I can't tell if these are real jabs at Jamie or just a plain good laugh. Either way, enjoyable on all facets. The great food and the quips.
@angelanbenjamin7980
9 жыл бұрын
Its just a plain good laugh Placebo :) Unlike Jamie and Gordon(Ramsay), these two are good friends and supports each other campaign. Like Jamie supports Hugh's Chicken Run Campaign etc.
I love Mexican food add some salsa and guacamole with cheese and sour cream and that's basically Mexican food , very very healthy , my native foods ... Well not the cheese and cream but .... A little of what you love is a good thing , occasionally, two thumbs up, BTW , seen it served this wat on stronger lettuce before , also in Chinese leafs , its a combination of Oriental and native american food , loving it
I'd love this man to be my uncle.
Looks delicious, love to put cannellini beans on a piece of toasted sourdough. Why is this video unlisted? Good quick dinner idea for all.
Wat pan is that help me out guys!!!???
Anybody know what that plug in is called that makes those pretty little light flickers through out the video :D its very pretty
@markdavenport1987
9 жыл бұрын
Google 'Free light leaks'. Loads of options.
Cooking beef in front of a field of cows, eh? Classy ;)
This will be tomorrow nights dinner.
my hypocritical upbringing makes me cringe in front of you cooking beef in front of carefree cows... but still, this looks amazing!
...If only the book was light and easy
i was wondering if Hugh felt uncomfortable cooking beef with a dairy cow behind him lol
Cheeky =)
The lense flair fire thing is just really really bad! I love Hugh and love river cottage but it really makes these vids hard to watch.
@yarnbarros
9 жыл бұрын
i hardly noticed it, it came on twice for about 2 seconds each time.
Ouch no dig at Jamie Oliver.
WHO EDITS THESE VIDEOS? Put a epilepsy warning on the god damned description or in the video itself, stop putting colors into the clips. Never been so upset.
@ixekun
9 жыл бұрын
Big words for a small man, kid.
I used to love watching River Cottage series, but not anymore. I find the camera swimming and moving top to bottom, left to right from instant to instant etc., quite intolerable. Make your cameraman put the camera on a tripod, and take in the whole scene inclusive of you and the food table.