SHOPPING LIST: Cooking Skills: Beef and Steak 2, Chapter 5 (Beef Around the World)

Sirloin or rump steak, chuck, mushrooms, onions, spring onions, garlic, fresh ginger, a pear, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, ground cumin, mild chilli powder, dried oregano, bay leaves, thyme, Dijon mustard, tomato purée, tinned tomatoes, soured cream, lemon, limes, parsley, coriander, lettuce, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, sesame seeds, brown sugar, malt or cider vinegar, unsweetened apple juice, plain flour, bread, low-salt beef stock, small tortillas, rice, a heavy casserole dish and a heavy frying pan.

Beef stroganoff (no alcohol) (4 portions)
[ ] 500 g sirloin or rump steak, cut across the grain into strips about 1 cm wide
[ ] 2 tbsp sunflower or rapeseed oil
[ ] 1 onion, thinly sliced
[ ] 250 g mushrooms, sliced
[ ] 2 garlic cloves, crushed
[ ] 2 tsp sweet paprika
[ ] 1 tsp tomato purée
[ ] 1 tsp Dijon mustard
[ ] 150 ml beef stock (low-salt)
[ ] 150 ml soured cream
[ ] 1 tsp lemon juice
[ ] 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Korean-style bulgogi (4 portions)
[ ] 500 g sirloin or rump steak
[ ] 4 tbsp soy sauce
[ ] 1 tbsp brown sugar
[ ] 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
[ ] 3 garlic cloves, crushed
[ ] 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
[ ] ½ pear, peeled and grated (or an apple)
[ ] 2 spring onions, sliced
[ ] 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
[ ] 1 tbsp sunflower or rapeseed oil, for cooking
[ ] 1 lettuce, leaves separated, to serve

A Flemish-style beef stew (no beer) (5 portions)
[ ] 800 g chuck, in 4 cm cubes
[ ] 2 tbsp sunflower or rapeseed oil
[ ] 3 onions, sliced
[ ] 2 garlic cloves, crushed
[ ] 1 tbsp plain flour
[ ] 350 ml beef stock (low-salt)
[ ] 100 ml unsweetened apple juice
[ ] 1 tbsp brown sugar
[ ] 2 tbsp malt or cider vinegar
[ ] 2 bay leaves
[ ] 3 sprigs of thyme
[ ] 2 slices of bread, spread with Dijon mustard

Mexican-style shredded beef tacos (5 portions)
[ ] 900 g chuck, in 3 or 4 large pieces
[ ] 2 tbsp sunflower or rapeseed oil
[ ] 1 onion, chopped
[ ] 4 garlic cloves, crushed
[ ] 2 tsp ground cumin
[ ] 2 tsp smoked paprika
[ ] 1 tsp dried oregano
[ ] 1 tsp mild chilli powder
[ ] 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
[ ] 150 ml beef stock (low-salt)
[ ] 3 tbsp lime juice
[ ] 1 bay leaf
[ ] 10 small tortillas, warmed
[ ] 1 red onion, finely sliced, to serve
[ ] 2 tbsp chopped coriander, to serve
[ ] 4 tbsp soured cream, to serve

For the experiments
[ ] A little extra pear
[ ] A lemon
[ ] Extra steak (about 300 g)