I’m always looking for things to do with ground beef or ground venison, and this recipe from More with Less caught my eye. I’m a huge fan of spices, and this went together quickly.
You’ll want to add this to your ground beef recipes collection for sure! And remember, ground venison can be substituted for ground beef, or you can use a combination.
Source: More-With-Less Cookbook (World Community Cookbook)
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced (I substituted 1 cup of chopped ramps for the onion and garlic)
- 1 pound ground beef or ground venison
- 1 Tbsp curry powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- one dash each of pepper, cinnamon, ginger, and turmeric
- 2 cups cooked tomatoes (I cheated and used one can, drained)
- 2 potatoes, diced
- 2 cups frozen peas or green beans (I used one can, drained, here too)
- rice for serving (I used a lentil/brown rice mixture, but basmati would have been better had I had some on hand)
Instructions
- Saute the butter, garlic, and onion.
- Add beef and brown well.
- Stir in spices, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes. Serve over rice.
The Verdict:
I can always tell when DH likes something because he goes back for seconds, or more, and there are no leftovers. I thought the ramps were delicious in this, and at first I thought I used a bit too large of “dashes” but once I mixed it with the rice it was fine. In the summer I would naturally use fresh vegetables, but canned worked just fine here.
When I make the curry recipes from the MCC books I always use one can of tomatoes when they specify two as well, in the past I was taught how to cook authentic curry by a Pakistani family I knew and they would always use only one can of tomatoes and the flavour was just so much better. Looks really yummy!