I was speaking with a techy support rep yesterday in Romania and as always I ask people from other countries about some of their customary dishes. Even though he was having pizza for dinner
he shared some recipes. Romanians love to roll up food in greens and enjoy all sorts of stuffing's. Here's a great recipe you can make at home today for lunch
Low Carb Romanian Tacos (makes 6 tacos)
6 large Romaine lettuce leaves (cleaned and patted dry)
3/4 pound lean ground beef
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4-1/2 teaspoon of Cayenne pepper depending on your taste
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup diced eggplant
1/2 cup tomatoes crushed
1 cup crumbled farmers cheese
2 tsp olive oil
Directions;
1- Heat the olive oil up in a skillet over med/high heat
2- Crumble the ground beef and brown in the skillet
3- Add all the remaining ingredients except the farmers cheese, tomatoes and lettuce leaves
4- Stir well and reduce heat to medium
5- Continue to cook until the eggplant is soft
6- If the mixture is dry add a couple tablespoons of water and stir well
7- Divide the filling equally among the six Romaine lettuce leaves
8- Sprinkle cheese over the top of the hot filling then spread a coating of crushed tomato over the cheese
9- Roll up and enjoy
