SPICY BEEF FILLING FOR CREPES

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I was making crepes for lunch and wanted some meety filling for the first course - it wouldn't have been a proper lunch if we'd just had crepes with Nutella! So I came up with this, and it was very tasty - and my fiance loved it too!! Make your crepes the usual way (I used the wonderful recipe #18410), and try this... you won't regret it! Although the recipe seems a bit long, don't let this scare you. I made the crepe batter first, then cooked the beef up to stage 4, and just let it simmer while I was making the crepes. Everything was on the table in about 40 mins.

Provided by melle_escaton

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 40m

Yield 2-3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

400 g beef mince
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
1 red chile, finely chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 cup vegetable stock (half a cube dissolved in 1/2 cup boiled water)
1 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon cheddar cheese, grated (per pancake)
coriander, finely chopped, to taste (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a saucepan, then saute the onions for a couple of minutes, until they turn soft.
  • Add the garlic and chilli and cook until the onions start to turn golden.
  • Add the mince beef and stir until the meat is cooked a little bit.
  • Pour stock over the meat (1/2 cup, or as much as needed for the meat to be almost fully covered in liquid).
  • Turn down the heat and let simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add tomato paste and paprika and let simmer further, until almost all the liquid has vapourised.
  • Just before taking off the heat, season with salt and pepper, to taste (you can leave the pepper out if you think the beef would be too spicy).
  • Serve right away and, when serving in the crepes, put about 3 tbsp of spicy beef on one half of the pancake, garnish with grated cheese and coriander, fold the pancake and -- enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 651.1, Fat 48.3, SaturatedFat 17, Cholesterol 145.6, Sodium 224.7, Carbohydrate 16.2, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 7, Protein 37.3

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