Thursday, June 20, 2013

Jamaican Beef Balls and Red Beans and "Rice"

I wanted to do a slow carb version of jamaican beef patties and use this recipe for cauliflower rice that I had see on the internet.  After googling various search terms, I discovered a recipe for Jamaican Beef Balls that looked really tasty, but not spicy. 
The Jamaican Balls I made were incredibly tender, moist and flavorful.  They were to be served with a "gravy" but instead it became a sort of bell pepper chutney almost.  I served these balls with red kidney beans and cauliflower "rice" and it was all quite tasty together and not as spicy as you might think. This is a great little introduction to Jamaican cuisine and it's a weeknight meal! The entire meal was ready in less than an hour. 


Jamaican Beef Balls
(adapted from Cook Like a Jamaican)
1 pound ground beef. (I used 80/20)

1/2 cup breadcrumbs (I used homemade)
3 cloves Garlic, chopped
1 medium Onion, chopped finely (I chopped it in my food processor)
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Worcester Sauce
2 tsp Steak Sauce
1 Tbsp BBQ Sauce in
2 Tbsp Ketchup
1 egg
Cooking Oil for frying

1. Place all ingredients into a large bowl and mix all of the ingredients together with clean hands.
2. Form beef balls out of the mixture into the size ball you desire.
3. Heat some cooking oil on Medium-High heat in oven-safe pan.
4. Turn on oven and pre-heat to 350 degrees; In the meantime, sear beef balls in pan turning until all sides are browned. Place into preheated oven and cook for about 15 minutes.
6. Once the balls have finished cooking take them out of the pan and move to another plate or holding area and make the gravy out of the remaining oil in the pan.
Gravy

1 large Onion, chopped
1/4 each, red and green Bell Pepper, chopped
1 tsp Hot Sauce (I used Tapatio)
2 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1/2 to 1 tsp Salt (to taste)


1. Add the chopped onion and peppers to the hot pan over medium heat.  Allow the vegetables to cook until soften (about 10 minutes)
2. Add hot sauce and ketchup to the pan and stir; taste gravy and add salt to taste and cook until everything comes together.  


Cauliflower "Rice"
1/2 head of cauliflower
1/2 onion
1/2 tsp cayenne
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp curry powder
Salt and Pepper

1.  Chop the cauliflower into small pieces and pulse in a processor.  Set aside in a bowl
2.  Chop the onion into small pieces and pulse in a processor. Set aside in a bowl
3. Add the spices to the cauliflower and onion in the bowl and mix together.
4. Sautee the cauliflower and onion in preheated pan with a tablespoon of coconut oil.  Cook for about 10 minutes and enjoy!

To serve
Take some balls, take some gravy and take some "rice" and dig in! 

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