Beef
Spicy Tomato Soup with Meatballs
As a child I loved tomato soup. My mother made terrific sweet tomato soup and we’d often accompany it with toasted cheese sandwiches on weekends. This tomato soup recipe has added texture and substance, with the tiny meatballs adding an appealing bite. Smoked paprika is worth seeking out for this dish and, combined with the orange, gives a real zing and depth of flavour to the pureed soup.
Star Anise Beef and Noodle Salad
Cheaper cuts of meat are always suitable for marinating and long, slow cooking. Ask your butcher for a thin flank steak, a tasty, circular piece of meat that is tender when cooked in marinating juices for this recipe. There are several stages to it, but none of them is time consuming, and the flavours that hint at northern Asian cooking are evident in the vegetables, flat noodles and delicious star anise aromas of the beef.
Steak in a Jacket
Oven baked potatoes taste great. This same technique can be used with other fillings; instead of steak, try filling the jacket potato with a chicken or vegetable stir fry.
TATAKI OF BEEF WITH TOASTED SESAME SEEDS AND SPICES
You could serve this great beef dish individually, with some mixed peppery leaves or maybe some cucumber and torn mint. These additions would make it more of a substantial salad.
