I served this up for the family tonight and there was not a crumb left. The baby even took to scooping piles of the mince out of the dish onto her plate and ate every last bit!! The thing I love about these types of meals is that the kids get to help themselves, and they are usually pretty good at knowing how much they want to eat. I find this so much more accurate than deciding for them and then ending up practically force feeding them my chosen amount. Even better than the clean plates though is that this recipe could not be easier and quicker. If you have all your ingredients in the cupboard (of which there aren’t many) you can have this ready in about 15 minutes from start to finish.
Here’s my son enjoying his!!
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 2 tbsp oil e.g. rapeseed, sunflower or ghee
- 350 g beef mince
- 2 c;loves garlic chopped
- 2 tsp cumin seeds lightly bashed
- 1 tsp coriander seeds lightly bashed
- 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes or to taste
- 1 tsp smoked sweet paprika
- 2 little gem lettuces
- squeeze of lemon or lime juice
- chopped coriander or parsley
- salt and pepper
- For the beans:
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 garlic clove
- 400 g tin white beans e.g. cannellini or butter rinsed and drained
- approx 75 ml water or vegetable stock
Ingredients
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- Heat the oil, then crumble the mince into a hot frying pan, fry until brown
- Add garlic, cumin, coriander seeds, chilli flakes and salt and pepper, cook for approx. 10 mins
- Pour off any excess fat, add paprika and cook for a further 2 mins until crispy
- Meanwhile put the oil in a small pan, add the garlic for 1-2 mins until starting to colour
- Add beans, salt and pepper and continue to cook for another couple of mins before adding the stock or water and simmer for a couple of mins more
- Remove from heat and bash to create a course texture
- Serve with the lettuce leaves, a spritz of lime or lemon juice, a scattering of coriander or parsley and lemon or lime wedges
