Savoury Beef Mince Food

SAVOURY MINCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan, then add onion, celery and carrot and sauté for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• Add beef mince / ground beef and cook, breaking up with a spatula or wooden spoon, for 8-10 minutes until browned.
• Add flour and stir through, then add in potato, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste and season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. Bring to boil, then reduce to a simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until potato has cooked and sauce is thickened. If the liquid evaporates too quickly before the potato cooks through, add a little more stock to the saucepan.
• Stir in peas and cook for 2-3 minutes until tender. Serve on top of toast, rice or a baked potato.

SAVOURY BEEF MINCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, deep frying pan
• Add the onions and fry gently on a medium heat until soft
• Add the garlic and celery and cook for a couple of minutes
• Add the meat, breaking it up and browning it
• Add the carrots, chick peas, stock and passata
• Add the worcester sauce and herbs
• Add the bay leaves
• Bring back to the boil and turn down the heat to a slow simmer
• Cook for about 25 minutes
• Serve with mashed potato, baked potato or rice and a vegetable or two

SAVOURY MINCE

Steps:

• Heat butter or oil in a large pan, add onion and garlic.
• Sauté until onion is transparent.
• Increase heat, add mince and dash of Worcestershire sauce- stir often to break up the lumps of mince and cook until mince has browned.
• Drain fat or liquid residue.
• Add the crumbed stock cube, herbs, gravy powder, salt and pepper.
• Make sure the gravy powder is combined with the mince so it does not go lumped when the water is added.
• Slowly add the water to the mince mixture stirring all the time.
• Bring to boil, reduce to simmer and cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• If mince needs thickening add a little cornflour (ie 1 tsp) in water to the mix to thicken.
• Serve on buttered toast or with rice or mashed potatoes and steam vegetables.

SAVOURY BEEF

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, cook the onions in the oil over moderate heat, stirring, until golden.
• Add the beef, salt, pepper and 3 tblsps of the vinegar.
• Cook over moderate-high heat, stirring, for 12-15 minutes, or until the beef is nicely browned.
• Add the cumin, turmeric, garlic and bay leaves, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• In a small bowl, whisk the remaining 3 tblsps vinegar and the flour; whisk in ½ cup of the broth into this mixture.
• Add the flour mixture to the beef.
• Add the remaining 1 ½ cups broth and tomato paste.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and simmer, stirring and adding more water if necessary to prevent sticking.
• Cook for 30 minutes, or until beef is tender.