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Pulled Beef & Braised Spinach

On Corn Bread

Pulled Beef & Braised Spinach

Ingredients

REDEFINE PULLED BEEF

  • 250g (9 oz) Redefine Pulled Beef
  • 25g (1 fl. oz, 2 tbsp) olive oil
  • 140g (5 oz) 1 onion, sliced
  • 30g (2 tbsps.) BBQ sauce
  • 8g (1/2 tbsp) Silan (date syrup)
  • 15g (0.5 fl. oz, 1 tbsp.) soy sauce
  • 55 ml (2 fl. oz, ¼ cup) White wine

CORN BREAD

  • 180g (6.375 oz, 1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
  • 156g (1 cup, 5.5 oz) corn meal
  • 400 ml (13.5 fl. oz) sour cream
  • 50g (1/4 cup, 7 oz) sugar
  • 4g (1 tsp.) baking powder
  • 3g (1/2 tsp.) baking soda
  • 3g (1/2 tsp.) salt
  • 3.5g (1 tbsp.) chopped fresh oregano
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 21g (1 tbsp.) honey
  • 25g (1 ¾ tbsp., .875 oz) butter, melted
  • 50g (3 ½ tbsps., 1 ¾ oz) softened butter, for spreading

SPINACH

  • 200g (7 oz) Spinach, clipped and cleaned
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3g (½ tsp.) salt
  • 25g (1 oz, 2 tbsps.) olive oil
  • The juice of half a lemon

Method

Preparation:

CORN BREAD

  1. Heat an oven to 175°C (350°F).
  2. Butter a rectangular pan (22.86 cm x 33cm) (9”x 13”) and line with parchment paper. Grease the paper.
  3. Sift the dry ingredients together into a large mixing bowl.
  4. Add the sour cream and stir to combine.
  5. Mix in the beaten eggs, one at a time, followed by the honey, melted butter and oregano. Stir to combine.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 40 minutes, or until golden.
  7. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.

SPINACH

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet or sauté pan over medium/high heat. When hot, add the spinach, minced garlic and salt.
  2. Cook till the spinach begins to wilt.
  3. Add the lemon juice, stir. Reduce heat, cover and continue to cook till the spinach is soft, about 2-3 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and keep warm.

REDEFINE PULLED BEEF

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet or sauté pan over medium/high heat. When hot, add the sliced onion and cook till soft and translucent.
  2. Add the BBQ sauce, Silan, soy and white wine and stir to combine. Reduce heat and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add the Redefine Pulled Beef and stir to combine. Continue to cook for 2-3 minutes longer till the flavors blend and the new-meat is cooked through.
  4. Remove from heat and keep warm.

PLATING

  1. Cut the cooled corn bread into squares and slice each square horizontally in half.
  2. Place both halves, cut side up on a plate.
  3. Spread each square with a generous amount of softened butter.
  4. Mound each square of corn bread with the reserved cooked spinach and top with Redefine Pulled Beef.
  5. Bon Appetit!