COWBOY HASH

A quick and easy store cupboard recipe using tinned goods. The beans and sweetcorn make it a favourite with kids and it’s nutritious. Perfect recipe for students too. 

INGREDIENTS

1lb Minced Beef
1 Onion, finely chopped 
Beef or Onion Gravy Granules 
Tin of Baked Beans (415g)
Tin of Sweetcorn (198g)

METHOD
Dry fry the mince and chopped onion together until the onion is cooked & the mince has browned (the mince should produce enough fat to cook the onion). 

Add a little water and sprinkle in some gravy granules to make a gravy, but not too much as there’s more liquid to come. Stir & simmer for a few minutes. Add a tin of Baked Beans and a tin of Sweetcorn; stir to heat through. Season to taste. 

Serve over baked potatoes, topped with grated cheese. You can cook your potatoes in the microwave in the time it takes to cook the mince. Not as good as oven baked potatoes but ok for a quick supper.

NOTE: The original 70s magazine recipe used a tin of Oxtail soup for the gravy, which you could use, but I would add just a little at first and add the rest at the end if needed, or it could end up too sloppy. 

TINNED GOODS
It's always a good idea to keep your cupboards stocked with tinned goods. On caravan trips I’ve used Marks & Spencer’s tinned ‘minced beef and onion in gravy’ in this recipe and it works. Tinned potatoes could also be added to the mix. Tinned potatoes are also quite good fried, they’re waxy so they don’t collapse and as they’re already cooked it’s just a case of browning them so they’re quick to do.