Serves 10
Ingredients
| 400 | g | beef , small dice |
| 300 | g | onion, finely grated |
| 150 | g | celery, finely chopped |
| 300 | g | carrot, chopped |
| 1 | each | Bay leaves |
| 200 | g | sweet peas |
| 2 | g | chili powder |
| 1 | g | black pepper |
| 3 | L | water |
| 60 | g | Knorr Beef Stock Powder |
| 200 | g | Orzo |
| 100 | g | Butter |
| 10 | g | salt |
| 20 | g | spring thyme, chopped |
| 30 | ml | olive oil |
To serve
Brining of meat is nothing new, chefs have been doing it for centuries and for good reason, it helps preserve the meat, keeps it from drying out during cooking and increases the not to mention seasoning it through out. In these recipes we explore how you can add extra flavour to your basic brine recipes.
Preparation
- In a sauté pan Heat up the butter and cook the orzo until it turns to golden brown then keep the orzo a side.
- In a large cooking pot warm 30 ml of olive oil over medium heat, add beef pieces and cook a few minutes until Brown color. Remove the beef and set aside.
- In the same cooking pot over low-medium heat sauté onion, carrot and celery until onion is translucent and soft. Add bay leaf and chopped thyme fry for 1 minute. Add the Peas cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring often. Add chili powder salt and black pepper, return the beef and cook for another minute or so, again stirring often.
- Add water, Knorr beef Stock increase heat and bring to boil then cover and reduce heat to a simmer allow to cook for 10 minutes before adding orzo and cook for another 5 minutes.