I am a big fan of rice and beans; it’s all round great food, lots of Protein, carbohydrate and Fiber. Read the previous post I had on the benefits of beans consumption. The past weekend, I made some RnB paired with Tomato meat sauce. The tomato sauce was PERFECT for rice and beans recipe.
Tomato meat sauce:
Ingredients
- 3 cups ground beef or ground turkey (any minced meat)
- 1table spoon Italian seasoning
- 1teaspoon salt
- 2 bouillon cubes
-  ½ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup sliced onions
- 4 large tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon curry
Direction
1.   Combine 2 cups of ground beef with salt, Italian seasoning and 1 cube magi. Combine.
2.   Using a table spoon, divide up the seasoned meat sauce and ball them up
3.   Place a large pot over medium heat, pour in the canola oil. Once the oil is hot ~2-3mins, add in the meat balls. Fry until golden brown (the meat doesn’t have to be cooked at this point; it just has to be browned). Remove the meat balls and set on paper towel
4.   Remove half of the oil used to fry the meatballs from the pot and discard. Add the onions into the leftover oil, sauté until translucent.
5.   Add the left over ground meat in with the sautéed onions. Stir. Leave to cook for 3mins (or until browned)
6.   Add the tomatoes into the pot; add in the curry and left over bouillon cube. Combine. Add in the fried meatballs
7.   Cover the pot and simmer for 12mins. Uncover the pot, stir. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Simmer for another 5mins.
Serve the sauce on Rice and beans or with Boiled spaghetti. Enjoy!!
These food! Choi!
Eating healthy can still be fun! I will try this…
thank you ma’am!
yes it can be! happy cooking.
hey! pls what can i use as an alternative to the italian spice. rather what’s the alternate to use in nigeria?
thanks.x
Hi tnks for d recipe.pls how does the efirin come in.Is it a vegetable?and how do u add it in the recipe and @what point.Is it a spice or what pls clearify.tnks
Efinrin?
great recipe here,i intend to try it out this weekend, but i do want to know what substitute there is for Italian seasoning in the Nigerian market. Thanks
You can substitute thyme and African blue basil (efirin)
I recommend to enhance the meatballs: add breadcrums or old fashioned oat meal as well as an egg yellow ( or egg for that matter ) to your ground beaf before you make your meat balls.
It changes the texture a bit, gives a better ‘bite’, and a slightly lighter taste.
I personally like to brown the meatballs before I expose them to saucy environments, too.
Great recipe.
waoo.. great tips!! thanks
I love this,please I really want to know you
I am very happy to hear that Mary.. Thanks for letting me know.
Blessings….
looks delicious….
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I would have paired that sauce with spaghetti only. But you’ve shown me something else to eat it with. LOL @ RnB. I half-expected you to break into song ;-)
lol…you are welcome babe. Thinking a little outside the box.
This is not fair ohh..
sha hope u know have pre-booked u for my wedding ohh.. am flying u over ohhh to cook this meals for my guest sha… and its happening soon ohh(lol, speaking by faith sha..).
But u are invited already..xxx
Good work hun keep it up… xxx
Thank u for the comment on my blog.. thanks for visiting too..
I am down babes, I am officially excited and looking forward to it! . You are welcome.
your presentation skills are second to non, I have never seen african food look so good.
Thank you much! I am still learning.
I’m occupying this blog until I’m served!
LMAO….. Haahahahahhaha. chei! one plate coming up quick.