[Guest Post] Chilly Beef and Beef Meat Balls by Mark Barry

Beef is a popular and delicious meat with a rich protein, vitamins and minerals content. Although beef is considered to be a bad food because it is a red meat, its health benefits are undeniable. It is good for bones and teeth, It boosts the immunity of the body and it prevents the damage of blood vessels. If consumed moderately and if cooked rightly, it improves the cardiovascular health and reduces the risk of cancer. Buying beef is easier because you can buy beef online. You can cook various delicious recipes using beef. A few of them are given below.

Chilly beef

Ingredients:
Beef - Half kilogram
Onions - 2
Green chillies - 8
Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
Minced ginger - 1 tablespoon
Minced garlic - 1 tablespoon
Corn flour - 2 tablespoons
Vinegar - 2 tablespoons
Soya sauce - 2 tablespoons
Oil - Quarter cup
Salt to taste

Method:
1. Cut beef into small pieces.
2. Pour water in a pot or pan and cook the beef in it adding turmeric and salt. Turmeric powder is a natural antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and an antibacterial agent. It should be used while cooking all types of non vegetarian foods.
3. Cook till it becomes tender. Pressure cooking is a better option because it saves time and energy. Overcooking will make beef hard. Undercooking is not good for health.
4. When the beef is cooked, remove the pieces and set them aside.
5. Slice the onions. Mince garlic and ginger. Slit chillies.
6. Now add oil in a pan.
7. Add onions, garlic, ginger and chillies and fry them for a few minutes till the onions turn golden brown. Garlic and ginger have a lot of health benefits. They are good for digestion.
8. Add the beef pieces to it.
9. Add vinegar and soya sauce.
10. Dissolve corn flour in little water and add this.
11. Switch the stove off when corn flour coats the pieces.
12. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Beef balls

Ingredients:
Beef - Half a kilogram
Cinnamon sticks - 2
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 2
Coconut scrapings - Two tablespoons
Minced onion - Quarter cup
Cashews - 7-10
Green chillies - 6
Mashed potato - Quarter cup
Turmeric powder - Half a teaspoon
Oil for frying
Salt to taste

Method:
1. Grind beef well or buy finely ground beef.
2. Cook it adding salt and turmeric powder.
3. Grind chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and coconut to a fine paste. All these spices have a lot of medical benefits. They help in digestion, treating many diseases and detoxifying the body.
4. Remove beef when it becomes dry.
5. Chop the cashews into small pieces.
6. Boil a potato, remove skin and mash it finely.
7. Take a large onion and mince it finely.
8. Take a wide bowl. Add beef, ground paste, chopped onions, mashed potato and minced cashews. Mix them all together. If it is watery add a little corn flour to it.
9. Roll them into small balls.
10. Heat oil and deep fry them.
11. Serve it hot with tomato sauce.

Beef is very nutritious and delicious. Make sure that you buy the best beef. Lean meat is better from health point of view. There are different types of cuts and you can choose the cuts to suit your recipes. There are three grades called prime, choice and select. Prime is the top grade and expensive. The second grade is choice and select grade is good for stewing and braising. Make sure that beef looks bright red. Buy beef online to save time and money.