GF Beltie Beef Masala

Looking to spice up your dinner routine? Try our GF Beltie Beef Masala, where the savory goodness of grass-fed Belted Galloway beef meets the vibrant flavors of Indian spices. This recipe is a must-try for anyone craving a delicious, hearty meal packed with flavor.

Steps

1. In a large bowl, crush whole tomatoes into chunks. Stir in diced tomatoes, ½ cup water and tomato paste; set aside. In a large skillet (don’t use cast iron as this dish is too acidic) over medium-high heat, heat oil until shimmering. Set aside ¼ cup onion. Add remaining onion to skillet. Cook 6 minutes or until softened and beginning to brown, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and ginger; cook 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring constantly.

2. Reduce heat to low; add garam masala and pepper. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring constantly. Stir in tomato mixture. Bring to a simmer over medium and cook 5 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened, stirring and scraping up any spices.

3. Cook ground beef in a dutch oven and season with salt, pepper, cumin, and cinnamon. When ground beef is mostly cooked through (1/4 of meat still pink) the tomato mixture to the ground beef and stir so that everything is mixed in well. Cover the dutch oven, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 15 minutes, without stirring.

4. Stir in peas and carrots; cook, uncovered and mixing in the veggies, for another 10 minute. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 10 minutes. Stir in yogurt. Serve with lentils, brown basmati rice, or short grain rice, topped with cilantro, reserved onion and additional yogurt.

Ingredients

• 1 (14½-oz) can whole peeled tomatoes

• 1 (14½-oz) diced tomatoes

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• 3 tbsp canola or other neutral oil

• 1/2 cup of water

• 1 large white or red onion, finely chopped

• 4 medium garlic cloves, finely grated

• 4 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger

• 4 tbsp (or to taste) garam masala

• 1 tsp. cinnamon

• 1 tsp. ground cumin

• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, to taste

• 2 lbs. ground Beltie beef (also great with Beltie stew meat or Beltie carne asada meat)

• 4 tsp salt

• 4 cups of frozen cups and peas blend, you can also add fresh mushrooms too

• 1 cup plain whole-milk plain Greek yogurt, plus more for serving

• ⅓ cup chopped cilantro

Wine pairing suggestions

• Riesling blend, Ovum’s Big Salt

• Trousseau, Iruai’s Sylvan Trousseau

• Beaujolais

• Gamay