How do you insure that all of the grease is removed after you brown ground beef??

Question

I use a strainer but I feel that a lot of the grease remains still.

If I blot with a paper towel won't the seasonings be removed??

Answer 1

Drain it well, and then blot with a paper towel.

Answer 2

Basically to 'brown' ground beef means to cook it in a pan until it turns brown. You don't usually have to add any type of oil, definitely not butter. If your ground beef is very lean (meaning not much fat in it, it usually gives you the percentage of fat to lean nowdays - like, 15/85 or 25/75 - the smaller number is the fat content), then you might have to add just a little bit of cooking oil or olive oil. But usually the ground beef will produce its own fat to cook it in as it cooks. If your ground beef has a high fat content, then you might have to drain off the fat after you cook it and before you add it to your recipe. The easiest way to do that is to have a splatter guard screen or a pan lid and hold the pan up and the lid or splatter guard against the pan and let the fat drain into an empty can or something like that (not down your drain!). And don't use styrofoam or something plastic because the fat can be hot and will melt it. And that's it! You have browned ground beef! (P.S. I usually try to stay around the 15% fat content, it's not too fatty and it still gives enough to cook the meat.) have fun.

Answer 3

First off, buy the leanest ground beef you can afford.
Second...straining it isn't enough. After doing that, try putting it on a large plate and spread it into a thin layer. Then keep patting it with paper towels until you feel you've gotten out the grease.

Of course it will be impossible to get out all the grease, but this will help to remove the majority of it. Due to health problems, I have to be very watchful of my fat intake, so I consistently do this with my ground beef and with good results.

Answer 4

I always drain it well and sometimes blot it with paper towels. However, if you're still worried about grease for health reasons, I would suggest ground turkey. I use that a lot.

Answer 5

I put mine in a strainer, and rinse with hot water. It was a trick I saw on Oprah. LOL. After I rinse it I return it to the skillet and make sure to season it.

Answer 6

I think the best way to get all the grease off is wash the pan off with soap and water.

Answer 7

Statr with ground chuck.Brown it really well. Dump it in a strainer NOT a colonder and shake.

Answer 8

you can run it under hot water and then blot and no the seasoning wont be removed it is in the meat by now

Answer 9

I always cook my ground beef, strain and rinse it, then add seasonings and let it cook again for a minute or so to let the seasonings work themselves in.

Answer 10

Drain it until there is no oil left. You can tilt the pan over the sink and let the oil drain.