Zesty Beef Pockets Recipes

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, brown ground beef with the onion, garlic and curry; drain and discard garlic. Stir in the water, salt, sugar and pepper. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. , Add tomato and zucchini; cook just until heated through. Spoon meat mixture into pita breads. If desired, serve with tzatziki sauce.

Steps:

• Place beef in a 4-qt. slow cooker. Add the mushrooms, onion and chiles. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, ginger, oil and garlic. Pour over meat., Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender, adding snow peas during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Stir in orange zest. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and spray pan with nonstick cooking spray. Grill kebabs 3 minutes per side until medium-rare.
• In a small bowl combine cucumbers and leftover reserved yogurt marinade.
• Slice the top off the pita pockets. Fill the pockets with the beef, couscous and yogurt cucumber mixture. Place on serving dishes and serve.
• In a large bowl whisk together canola oil, garlic, yogurt, cumin, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Reserve half the marinade, in a covered bowl, and refrigerate. Add beef cubes to remaining marinade, cover and refrigerate for anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight.
• Preheat grill pan or outdoor grill to medium high heat. Be sure to oil the grill surface before grilling the kebabs.
• Thread beef cubes and onion pieces onto skewers, alternating 3 pieces of beef and onion per skewer. Set aside extra beef cubes. Place skewers on the grill pan and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare.
• Place kebabs on a serving platter along with Spicy Couscous. Drizzle with some of the reserved marinade and serve.
• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Saute garlic with red pepper flakes for 2 minutes being careful not to burn garlic. Add the chicken broth, turn up heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover and remove from the heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and fluff with fork. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

Steps:

• Set oven to 375°F.
• Remove the roast from the package, removing as much gravy as possible (reserve the gravy for another time).
• Slice the pot roast into fine shreds.
• Unroll the crescent roll dough.
• Separate into 4 rectangles and press the seams to seal.
• Pull the sides of the rectangles to enlarge slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine the shredded beef, about 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese and finely chopped onion; mix well to combine.
• Divide the beef mixture into four even scoops.
• Press the mixture to compact and place lengthwise down the center of each rectangle.
• Fold the long sides of each rectangle over the filling, then pressing at the top to seal (the pockets should be sealed down the middle and at both top and bottom ends ends.
• Place the pockets on a baking sheet, and sprinkle the tops with grated cheddar cheese.
• Bake for about 13-16 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with sour cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Thinly slice flank steak against the grain and then into 1 cm pieces. Add to a large bowl along with remaining marinade ingredients. Toss so beef is coated evenly, cover and let sit for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare your carrot and peppers. Once beef mixture has marinated for 20 minutes add vegetables and cornstarch and toss until cornstarch has dissolved and vegetables are evenly distributed.
• Unroll circles of pie dough and cut into quarters. Place 3 tablespoons of filling on one half of each triangle, leaving a 1 cm border from the closest edge. Fold the empty side of dough over to create a smaller triangle and press down on the edges to seal. Fold ½ cm of edge inward and pinch closed or press down with a fork. Continue until all triangles are used.
• Brush each pocket with egg wash, sprinkle over sesame seeds and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Let sit for 5 minutes before eating. Enjoy!