Keshy Yena coe Carni

Name: Keshy Yena coe Carni (Stuffed Cheese with Beef Filling)
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Americas
Ingredients: 4 lb. Edam cheese; Salt, freshly ground pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup; 2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet gherkins; 2 tablespoons black olives, coarsely chopped; 6 tablespoons brown sauce; 2 medium onions, chopped; 1½ lb. lean, minced beef; 4 oz. unsalted butter; 2 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped; 2 tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped; 2 oz. mushrooms, coarsely chopped; 1 fresh hot red or green pepper, seeded and chopped, or dash of Sambal Oelek or Tabasco; 2 tablespoons brandy; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped

Stuffed Cheese with Beef Filling

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Book of Caribbean Cooking

By Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz

Published 1973

About

Ingredients

4 lb. Edam cheese
4 oz. unsalted butter
2 medium

Americas
Main course
Caribbean

Method

Heat the butter in a heavy frying pan and sauté the onions until golden brown. Add the beef and sauté lightly. Add the peppers and the mushrooms and sauté for 5 minutes longer, stirring frequently and taking care the mixture does not burn. Heat the brandy, pour over the mixture and ignite, stirring until the flame dies out. Add the rest of the ingredients, season to taste with salt and pepper a