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Soy Con Carne
Soy Con Carne
Makes 6 portions
Ingredients:
15ml Olive Oil
1 large onion, chopped
1-2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 medium ripe tomatoes, peeled, diced
½ large green pepper, seeded, diced
1 fresh red chilli, chopped (optional) OR 1-2ml cayenne pepper
1ml cumin seeds, crushed
500ml soya mince (125g)
500ml boiling water
425g tin baked beans in tomato sauce OR red kidney beans
1-2ml salt to taste
Method:
- Heat oil. Add onion and garlic. Stir-fry until onion is translucent. Add tomatoes, sweet pepper, chilli/cayenne pepper and cumin seeds. Simmer uncovered until vegetables are cooked and sauce has thickened.
- Add soya mince and boiling water to the tomato sauce. Simmer for 12-15 minutes until soya mince is cooked (keep temperature low and stir occasionally to prevent soya from scorching). The mixture should be saucy. Add more water if the mixture becomes too dry.
- Add baked beans/drained red kidney beans to cooked mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve hot with rice.
Almond Butter Protein Balls
Ingredients
3½ cups Rice Crispies
1 cup of seeds of your choice
⅓ cup of raisins
⅔ cup of vanilla protein powder
1 cup almond butter
¼ cup of honey
Method
- Mix the Rice Crispies, seeds, raisins and protein powder in a bowl.
- Add the almond butter and honey and use your hands to mix well.
- Form the mixture into balls squeezing them firmly to keep their shape.
- Store in the fridge.