Students will choose a culture other than their own and prepare a meal or dish from that culture. Each dish will be presented as part of a shared meal for the whole class.
The first practical for today was Beef and Bean Tacos/Tortillas.
You may want to tone down the chilli a bit and only put in 1/4th or 1/8th of a teaspoon because half a teaspoon knocked the socks off many of the kids!
Check out the "Taco Trivia" at the bottom of this post.
Beef & Bean Tacos/Tortillas
1 t crushed garlic
80 g lean beef mince
½ t chilli powder
¼ t ground cumin
1 c canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 T tomato Paste
½ c (125 mL) water
1 tomato, chopped coarsely
Cooking oil spray
4 taco shells or 4 tortillas (or 2 of each)
4 leaves of iceberg lettuce, shredded finely
Salsa Cruda
½ Lebanese cucumber, seeded, chopped finely ½ small red onion, chopped finely
1 small tomato, seeded, chopped finely 1 t sweet chilli sauce
1. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
2. Heat a large frying pan and spray with coking oil spray
3. Cook garlic and beef, stirring until the beef is browned all over.
4. Add chilli, cumin, beans, tomato paste, water and tomato.
5. Reduce heat and cook for about 10-15 minutes until mixture thickens slightly.
6. Meanwhile, place taco shells upside-down on an oven tray. Heat uncovered for 5 minutes or until warmed through. If using tortillas, place on a plate in the microwave and cook on high for 20 seconds.
7. Make salsa cruda by combining ingredients in a small bowl.
8. To serve, fill taco shells with beef mixture, lettuce and salsa cruda. If using tortillas, place ingredients in centre of tortilla, fold up the bottom and then fold in the sides.
1 t crushed garlic
80 g lean beef mince
½ t chilli powder
¼ t ground cumin
1 c canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 T tomato Paste
½ c (125 mL) water
1 tomato, chopped coarsely
Cooking oil spray
4 taco shells or 4 tortillas (or 2 of each)
4 leaves of iceberg lettuce, shredded finely
Salsa Cruda
½ Lebanese cucumber, seeded, chopped finely ½ small red onion, chopped finely
1 small tomato, seeded, chopped finely 1 t sweet chilli sauce
1. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
2. Heat a large frying pan and spray with coking oil spray
3. Cook garlic and beef, stirring until the beef is browned all over.
4. Add chilli, cumin, beans, tomato paste, water and tomato.
5. Reduce heat and cook for about 10-15 minutes until mixture thickens slightly.
6. Meanwhile, place taco shells upside-down on an oven tray. Heat uncovered for 5 minutes or until warmed through. If using tortillas, place on a plate in the microwave and cook on high for 20 seconds.
7. Make salsa cruda by combining ingredients in a small bowl.
8. To serve, fill taco shells with beef mixture, lettuce and salsa cruda. If using tortillas, place ingredients in centre of tortilla, fold up the bottom and then fold in the sides.
Taco Trivia
1. What country do tacos and burritos originally come from? …………………………………………………
2. What language is spoken there? ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. What does salsa mean in English?
a. dip
b. sauce
c. spicy
d. dance
4. What does cruda mean in English?
4. What does cruda mean in English?
a. crude
b. spicy
c. small
d. raw
5. In English, Tortilla translates to 'toast' ……………………………………………… TRUE/FALSE
6. If you were unable to eat beef, what could you replace the beef mince with?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d. raw
5. In English, Tortilla translates to 'toast' ……………………………………………… TRUE/FALSE
6. If you were unable to eat beef, what could you replace the beef mince with?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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