Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Spanish Beef Mornay

1 lb minced beef
1 med onion finely chopped
1 cup hot water
pepper to taste
1 carrot chopped
beef stock cube
16 oz can tomato soup
1 tsp salt
1 tsp curry powder
a little chopped celery
1 cup peas or corn or both
1 cup pasta or rice cooked

Method: Grease saucepan with butter and brown onion. Add celery, carrot, peas/corn, meat and water. Stir until meat loses red colour. Mix well and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Add curry and soup, 1 cup of pasta and add the stock cube. Place in greased casserole dish and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Brown in oven for 15-20 mins.

Source: contributed by K. Williams in Burra Kindy Cookbook (Burra, 2002).
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