minced meat recipes,of any kind!

[sineaterdoodah]

i realize that y'all call ground beef, minced beeef, generally. but what's the fat ratio normally,for beef,since this came up in a different thread? 

and do you eat /cook with OTHER minced./ground meats? 

you know,like pork,or chicken? 

or things like crab?

i'm always up for new recipes,please! 🙂

[imastawka]

Dunno about fat ratios, sin.

I always buy what is labelled  'Heart Smart'  mince.

It virtually has no (or very little) fat content.

Only other mince I use is chicken mince, but only the breast.

Don't like fatty meat at all

[purple_haize]

When I was in the USA a couple of yrs back, we stayed with a friend, I couldnt believe the fat that was in the mince etc, most things she dished up had heaps of fat in it.

No wonder I put on so much weight

[j*oono]

Yes we do have other minces in the supermarket.  Pork, chicken, lamb, turkey and also mixed blends.

With the beef mince I usually buy the extra lean and it is 95% fat free lean beef.  I'm not sure of the other ones.  

I don't do much pastry cooking but I've got a nice easy recipe for lamb and vegetable triangles.  They are just as good with beef mince.  I really enjoy trying the recipes in free magazine from the supermarket.  I think it came from that.

[boris1gary]

when I used to eat pasta and make lots of lasagne's and spag bog i started buying the fattier mince because the heart smart, gourmet etc were tasteless in a long cook dish. 

[jean2579]

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@sineaterdoodah wrote:

i realize that y'all call ground beef, minced beeef, generally. but what's the fat ratio normally,for beef,since this came up in a different thread? 

and do you eat /cook with OTHER minced./ground meats? 

you know,like pork,or chicken? 

or things like crab?

i'm always up for new recipes,please! 🙂

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Sin, I have just made small rissoles to put into a very mild creamy dried tomato sauce to have with spagetti and freshly grated parmesan. It is like others have said almost fat free mince, grated red onion, sea salt flakes, ground black pepper, fennel seeds and mixed together with a beaten egg. Roll a teaspoon full into small balls, roll in plain flour and put in fridge for 30 minutes to set. Then you can cook it in a hot pan with little or no oil. Tip on sauce for a few minutes and drop into the drained spagetti with a drizzle of infused olive oil and serve. Takes all up about 45 minutes and enough for dinner and tomorrows lunch. Be careful of using crab the flavour is so delicate it could get lost in the dish.

Do you have any American recipes you can share. What are grits?

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

I find the heart smart mince a bit dry and not ideal. I use the premium and never worry about having to tip out any fat.

We had this tonight...  pork and veal mince.

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/33465/one+pan+mozzarella+meatball+bake#null

[cherry*135 · Accepted solution]

Here are some listed, not the compiete list.

Beef mince - fat composition

Suoer Lean 2.2 average fat content g/100g ( as measured by National Measurements Institute Australia)

Regular lean 2.5

Premium grade , Ultra fine 3.4

Top mince 3.5

Heart Smart 4.1

4 star 6.8

Regular 9.1

Diet 10.1

Best mince 13

Most retailers reported preparing mince on-site, mainly from off-cuts. Offcuts are meat and fat trimmings that remain from regular meat cuts prepared for sale according to customer specifications. These are used to make mince with different proportions of meat and fat trim combined, depending on the type of mince required. For example, low fat mince may have 95%–98% meat trim and 2%–5% fat trim. Some retailers reported using round or topside to make lower fat mince and chuck and gravy beef (also called shin, without bone) cuts for higher fat versions. Some reported trimming fat from the meat flesh before mincing.

[tcmsecretuseid]

Doodah, Costco is now selling grass fed organic ground beef. The color isn't flaming fake gelatinous red, and the fat content is very low. It tastes much better than the meat from the regular store. It comes in three individual packages, with a total weight of 4 pounds. It freezes well.

I have some great ground turkey recipes. One is very easy. Brown the ground turkey, add chopped scallions, add cooked peas(I use steamed frozen peas), fold in steamed rice, and add a mixture of hoisin sauce, and rice vinegar. I add chinese snow peas to mine at the very end, so they stay a little crunchy. Top with the green part  of your uncooked chopped scallions just before serving.

[jimmy*part4]

 What are grits?

It's a southern thing. It's made out of corn, an dem hominy grits, lol.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uYoYPJ5uwFg#t=61