Second Time Around Beef Salad Recipes

SECOND TIME AROUND BEEF SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Heat butter in a skillet. Cook the onion, pepper and mushrooms for about 10 minutes or until tender. Add the paprika, tomatoes or liquid and bring to a simmer; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add beef and vegetables to sauce and gently reheat until ingredients are heated through. Remove from heat, add sour cream if you wish and dill; serve over noodles, boiled potatoes or rice.

"SECOND TIME AROUND" COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine the couscous, scallion, celery, chicken and peas.
• In another mixing bowl combine blue cheese, mayonnaise, mustard and rice vinegar to taste; season with salt and pepper.
• Stir the blue cheese mixture into the couscous and plate.

VARIATION ON BEEF STEW, FOR SECOND TIME AROUND

Steps:

• In a large casserole, over medium high heat, melt the butter. When the foaming subsides, add the mushrooms and saute for a minute until they begin to soften. Add the carrots, caraway seeds, paprika, 1/4 cup water, cover and simmer just for 4 to 5 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender.
• Add the leftover stew, cover and simmer 10 minutes just to reheat and bring flavors together. Meanwhile parboil the potatoes until tender but not falling apart. Season to the stew to taste with salt and pepper, remove from heat and stir in the sour cream if you wish. Center potatoes in a deep platter and surround them with the stew; garnish potatoes with parsley and meat with pickles.

HOT AND SOUR BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Season flank steak with salt and pepper and 1/4 cup lime juice. Heat oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add flank steak and cook to medium rare, turning once, about 6 to 7 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board and let rest.
• In a large, non-reactive salad bowl, whisk together remaining lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, chili paste and cilantro. Add cucumber, mango and lettuce leaves to dressing. Toss until combined. Divide among 5 serving dishes.
• Slice flank steak very thin and divide slices among the salads. Place over greens.

SECOND TIME AROUND CORNED BEEF HASH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet. When hot add onions and saute them for about 10 minutes or until golden. Stir in peppers and cook for about 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in potatoes, garlic and corned beef. Stir well to incorporate and press the mixture down in the skillet. Let this cook, over medium heat for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add Worcestershire and Tabasco and stir to thoroughly incorporate. Press mixture down flat in skillet and cook for another 10 minutes to develop a crust. Place a plate, upside down on top of hash. Holding the plate in place with one hand, protected by a pot holder, flip the skillet over to release the hash from the skillet onto the plate. If some of it sticks to the skillet, don't be too concerned; just scrape it free. Add a bit more fat to the pan if necessary and slide the hash back into the skillet with the crust side up. Moisten with tomato juice or broth and press hash own in skillet again. Cook for another 10 minutes to develop a crust on the other side. Cut into pie shaped wedges and top with chili sauce. Serve with a green salad on the side.