293657 Thu Jul 31 13:40:36 -0700 2003 9 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1607952 As I'm in Toronto, we've been experiencing cheap ground beef prices. Can anyone suggest recipes that would be good for hot weather? I've already got enough hamburgers! Thu Jul 31 13:40:36 -0700 2003 0 baby_tran 1 1607953 Weird, I just looked up some hamburger alternatives yesterday... I came up with beef and broccoli wontons. See the link below. They were damned good... Link: http://www.epicurious.com/run/recipe/view?id=100956&action=filtersearch&filter=recipe-filter.hts&collection=Recipes&ResultTemplate=recipe-results.hts&queryType=and&keyword=beef+broccoli Thu Jul 31 13:48:13 -0700 2003 1607952 0 Kevin 1 1607960 Taco Salad Brown salted and peppered ground beef. Add 2 T chili powder for each pound of meat. Add tomato paste and a little water. Adjust seasonings. Put broken tortilla chips (Tostitos) on your plate. Top with shredded iceburg lettuce. Cover with meat mixture. Add shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes. jalapeno slices, sour cream, chopped onion etc. to suit your taste. Thu Jul 31 15:16:44 -0700 2003 1607952 0 Plano Rose 1 1607973 For an Indian slant, try samosas (in a completely adulterated version, when I don't have time to make the dough, I take the meat/potato/pea mixture, fold it into wonton wrappers, seal w/ egg, and fry...) The samosa filling is even good over rice! Or you could make kofta (Indian-spiced or milder Middle Eastern version).... The wonton idea is good- you could even steam the dumplings instead of baking them and serve w/ ponzu.... Picadillo- in empanadas or over rice.... Swedish meatballs, or sweet and sour meatballs.... Man I'm hungry :) Thu Jul 31 16:16:02 -0700 2003 1607952 0 sony 2 1607985 I just had a Picadillo sauce from Trader Joe's. It was about as good as Emeril's bottled spaghetti sauce, excpet the "BAM" spices were cumin, cinnamon, and clove. Thu Jul 31 17:45:43 -0700 2003 1607973 0 kc girl 1 1607977 Middle eastern style stuffed vegetables, esp. zucchini or other summer squash, served in a tomato sauce. Pat G. Thu Jul 31 16:57:33 -0700 2003 1607952 0 Pat Goldberg 1 1607979 You could make a yogurt-beef pasta sauce which sounds strange but is very simple and good. It's one of my "stand-bys" for when I'm really hungry but don't feel like doing anything complicated. 1.saute the ground beef in olive oil with minced garlic, cumin seeds, red chili powder, salt and pepper. 2.when the beef is cooked through and fragrant add some yogurt and fresh parsley, and turn the heat off. 3.toss with pasta! I got it from a Middle Eastern Cookbook, and I think the recipe is from Saudi Arabia. Thu Jul 31 17:06:46 -0700 2003 1607952 0 bananas 2 1608008 That sounds great! I wouldn't have thought of that. Be good with spinach in the sauce, probably. Hmm. Thu Jul 31 22:32:06 -0700 2003 1607979 0 lissar 1 1607987 Quick pasta sauce-- brown ground beef w/onion, add pine nuts, golden raisins, a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg toward end of browning, then add salt, pepper and tomato paste. Cook until tomato paste is blended, 2 min. Great w/ cauliflower, rice or chickpeas, too. Thu Jul 31 17:55:11 -0700 2003 1607952 0 Erika 1 1608070 I love meat blintzes, but hardly ever encounter them. Would really like to have a recipe. Another thought is that favorite potluck special from yesteryear - tamale pie. I have a Sunset recipe book published 50 years ago which has seven versions. Fri Aug 01 13:11:24 -0700 2003 1607952 0 Sharuf