How To Cook Spicy Mexican Minced Beef Gem Heart Wraps

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  • Difficulty easy
  • Serves 4
spicy mexican minced beef gem heart wraps cooked

Ingredients

  • 500g Grass Fed Beef Mince Extra Lean
  • 10g beef dripping or olive oil
  • 400ml chopped tomatoes
  • 100 ml Rich beef or poultry stock
  • 2 tbls. Red wine vinegar
  • 1 large onion peeled & diced
  • 2 cloves Crushed garlic
  • 1 tbls. Chipotle in Adobo
  • Pinch ground cumin
  • Pinch smoked paprika
  • Pinch ground coriander
  • Sea salt to taste
  • 1 tsp. corn starch mixed with a splash of cold water
  • 16 baby gem hearts
  • 2 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded & diced
  • 1 red pepper deseeded & diced
  • 1 red chilli deseeded & diced
  • Small bunch spring onions diced
  • Small bunch basil, leaves only
  • Fresh lime wedges to serve
  • Splash cold-pressed olive oil

spicy mexican minced beef gem heart wraps recipe ingredient

  1. Season the minced beef with a sprinkling of sea salt.
  2. Heat the dripping over high heat in a flameproof casserole then sauté the beef until well browned then set aside.
  3. Add onions and garlic to the same dish and soften over medium heat until soft and lightly coloured.
  4. Add the vinegar, spices and Chipotle in Adobo and cook for a few minutes.
  5. Next, add the chopped tomatoes and stock then simmer for 5 minutes before thickening with the cornstarch mix.
  6. Add the beef to the sauce, cover with a lid and simmer gently for 45 minutes until meat is tender and sauce is rich.

to serve

  • Spoon the mince into crisp gem hearts; add a squeeze of fresh lime juice and a splash of olive oil to the diced garnish and scatter over the mince.

spicy mexican minced beef gem heart wraps cooked