Cooking With Minced Meat – You Should Know That

Cooking with minced meat – the preparation

In order to achieve healthy and tasty results when cooking minced meat, you should consider a few points:

• When buying, pay attention to freshness and good quality. Because minced meat is quickly infected by salmonella.
• Ground beef is mainly made from pork, beef, or mixed. Less commonly, minced lamb is used.
• Nowadays, contrary to the name, minced meat is usually no longer chopped, but turned through a meat grinder.
• In some cases, minced meat turns greyish – but this is usually not a cause for concern.
• Fresh minced meat should be refrigerated for a maximum of 24 hours before being processed further.
• Only process minced meat with clean hands and utensils and clean them thoroughly after use.

Make minced meat yourself – that’s how it works

If you want to make minced meat yourself, you have control over which meat is used, how high the fat content is, and how it is seasoned.

• You will need a meat grinder, 300 grams of fresh meat from the butcher, and a bowl.
• Before using the meat grinder, you should clean it thoroughly.
• Wrap the meat of your choice in cling film and place it in the freezer for an hour. Then cut it into small cubes.
• Slowly turn the meat through the meat grinder in several passes, and then salt it.
• The minced meat should now be processed quickly.

Tasty recipes with minced meat

Many different regional and international delicacies can be conjured up from minced meat. You should definitely try:

• Cevapcici: The Southeastern European national dish is spicy and hearty and is great for picnics.
• Tatar: Friends of raw meat should pay close attention to hygiene and first-class quality when processing.
• Moussaka: The Greek lasagna variation brings Mediterranean flair to your kitchen.
• Meatloaf: Classically, you can use ground beef for meatloaf.
• Burger: You can be creative with the ingredients of your burger and pack all your preferences between two halves of bread.