I have some lean minced beef..?

Question

Anyone got any yummy ideas for tea - other than spag bol/lasagne/chilli/pasta bake which are what I always do?

Answer 1

savory mince put in pan add anything you like (veggie wise) a few spices cook till done add water simmer till reduced serve on toast

Answer 2

Make a hamburger.

Alternatively, make spaghetti and meatballs. Mix the mince with a slice of bread that's been converted into breadcrumbs, add a chopped onion, a chopped , a raw egg (to stick it together), some grated parmesan and some chopped flat leaf parsley and/or chopped fresh basil if you have any. Salt and pepper. Mix it all together with your clean hands, not too much or you'll squeeze the moisture out of mince, just enough so it's all mixed up. Now divide it up into golfball sized meatballs, and brown them in batches in a little olive oil in a frying pan. Don't try to do all at once or they'll steam, not fry.

Meanwhile, make a good plain tomato sauce for pasta (onion, garlic, chopped tomato, nothing fancy, you know best). As soon as each batch of meatballs are brown, transfer them into the pasta sauce. They'll finish cooking in there (give them 30 minutes) and lend flavour to it.

Serve with spaghetti, freshly ground black pepper, more grated parmesan, 50s music and if possible a gun of some kind on the table. More interesting than spag bol, and you can control exactly how much meat you get to eat, if you care about that stuff.

Answer 3

Do a cottage pie. Brown the mince in a pan. Add chopped onions, diced carrots, peas, salt and pepper, and a little water. Cook for a while, and add other stuff to taste (a can of chopped tomatoes, baked beans, even mushrooms if you like). Cook throught, and add some gravy granules. In the meantime, boil some potatoes & make some mashed potato. When the meat mix is lovely and thick, rich & tasty, put it in the bottom of a deep pie dish or oven dish (a lasagne tray would do) , spreading evenly. Then put spoonfuls of the mashed spuds on top of the meat, distributing evenly. Using a fork, gently work the spoonfuls of potato into each other, covering the meat evenly. Preheat the oven to about 180C, and cook for 30-45 mins until it's heated through and the potato is browned and crispy on top. You can do the prep in advance, keep it covered with foil and remove the foil and cook it when required. It's a hearty, delicious traditional English meal, and if there are leftovers - which there probably won't be! - just keep them in the fridge (covered), and re-heat the next day!

Answer 4

you've been given a nice variety of ideas here. I was glad to see someone else suggested a hamburg gravy/stew idea. And the nationality does show in what we call these foods. In canada it's generally called hamburger, or ground beef, but since I work in a meat department in the grocery store, I do recognise it by other names.

I will suggest cabbage rolls, which is ground beef , rice, and spices rolled up in cabbage leaves, then baked with tomato sauce over top. I however don't have the patience or time to roll this up. I slice the cabbage into bite size bits, maybe 1 inch squares, prepare the beef rice mix, and layer it all as you do with lasagna usually in a loaf pan and pour tomato sauce in the layers and on top. Cheese over the top is another idea I like.

Of course meatloaf , meatballs, or a size in between also works.
I also use mine with pasta and a cream , garlic, and basil sauce instead of tomato sauce.

bon apetite

Answer 5

Picadillo

I serve picadillo over white or yellow rice. Black beans and garlic bread make a nice accompaniment.

6 servings 1½ hours 20 min prep

2 lbs lean ground beef
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1/4 cup raisins
2 tablespoons green olives, sliced
2 tablespoons capers
1/4 cup diced pimentos
1 cup frozen green peas
1 small bay leaf
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano, ground

Cook ground beef in a large pan over medium heat until done. Remove from pan, drain, and set aside.
Add olive oil to pan. When the oil is hot add onions and green peppers. Sauté until onions are translucent. Add garlic and saute several more minutes.
Return cooked beef to pan and add remaining ingredients. Stir well and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; cover pan and simmer for about 30 minutes.
Remove bay leaf before serving.

Answer 6

Why don't you try meat loaf?
1 pound mince
1 egg
1 onion chopped
salt and pepper to taste
sploges of ketchup
mold into a loaf shape and baste with ketchup.
Bake in the oven until done.
This is just a basic recipe. You can add any ingredients you want. Lovely!! It's better to use 2 pounds of mince and double everything else too.

Answer 7

Do some scandinavian meatballs:

500g mince meat
1 chopped onion
2 gloves of garlic
1tsp of oil
1 pack of dried onion soup (with some water)
1 little cup of bread crumbs
1 egg
2 tsp salt
pepper
some fresh herbs if you want

Chop the onion (+ garlic) and brown it a bit with oil. Put the onion soup, bread crumbs and some water (1 cup approx.) in a bowl. Mix everything together and roll into neat balls. Place them in the oven for 200C for about 40 mins or until cooked. Served with nice mash potatoes. Have fun!

Answer 8

Why not make something simple yet still yummy, i enjoy making small meat balls and cooking them up and then adding some sweet and sour stir fry sauce, add some rice as a base for the meal and presto a yummy dinner without a lot of fuss or dishes.

Answer 9

Dry fry it with finely chopped onion, mushroom, Worcester sauce, beef oxo and celery salt. I like chilli flakes in it too.

Bake a jacket potato, scoop out the middle, put the mince in the skin, mash the potato with cheese and spring onion.

Put mash on top of it with a sprinking of grated cheese then bke until golden.

Yum.

Answer 10

Homemade beef burgers are always a winner. Depending on your taste add any/all of fresh onions, mushrooms, peppers (all finely chopped) spices/herbs, chili, sweetcorn to the beef, crack in an egg to bind and make small but thick burgers. Can also roll in breadcrumbs to coat (I use flour) before shallow frying on a low heat. Serve with home made chunky wedges and salad and sauce of choice

Answer 11

Mud and Worms

Dry fry the mince.
Sprinkle over crushed stock cubes.
Add boiling water
When cooked add chopped up straight to wok noodles.
You can add other ingredients for variety eg peas, sweetcorn, baked beans etc.