A myriad of ways to cook Mince

ByMark Menkens
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Mince would have to be one of the most versatile cuts of meat; it’s quick to defrost, is packed with protein and nutrition and can be used in a myriad of recipes that transforms its form and flavour depending on what you’re cooking.

Beef mince is beef that has been finely chopped with a meat grinder, knife or mincing machine and allows more of the beast to be produced into edible, useable meat. It’s generally made from the less tender, less popular cuts of beef or trimmings from tender cuts which are too small for other purposes. For these reasons, mince is the embodiment of nose-to-tail eating.

Although any cut of beef can be used to produce beef mince, we typically make ours from chuck, round and sirloin steak (aka. lean trimmings) combined with a large variety of cuts off the animal which are often not minced (wasted) by other butchers. This is why we hear all the time, how tremendous our mince is.

We also consistently make our mince at an 80/20 ratio, meat to fat, which not only means it provides all the benefits of eating grass-fed fat and beef, but it’s packed with flavour too. This is another comment we hear all the time when people try our mince and compare it with other types they’ve bought elsewhere. Our mince is renowned because of the rich flavour coming from the meat we use and the good meat-to-fat ratio giving flavour, texture and moisture.

So, get excited about the countless ways you can use our 100% grass-fed Maleny Black Angus Beef mince. Why not take this list and alternate your menu every day for a fortnight, so your family think they’re dining at a restaurant each night?

How about:

  • Bolognese sauce – Italian pasta sauce based on mince
  • Chilli Con Carne – mince, beans and Mexican seasoning
  • Cottage Pie – mince & veggies oven baked under a cover of mashed potato
  • Hamburgers – mince meat patties in buns
  • Kofta – spiced beef mince shaped onto skewers
  • Lasagne – layers of mince sauce, pasta and white sauce baked in the oven
  • Meatballs – mince with finely chopped onion, etc rolled into balls and shallow fried
  • Meatloaf – mince with veggies baked in a loaf tin
  • Mince Wellington – meatloaf wrapped in puff pastry then oven-baked
  • Pies – mince with other ingredients baked in a case of pastry
  • Savoury Mince – mince cooked with veggies & Worcestershire sauce
  • Steak Tartare – raw beef mince dish created by the French
  • Tacos – mince with Mexican spices served in corn shells
  • The list goes on and on…

I did a quick Google search and there are 823 recipes for Beef Mince on www.taste.com.au alone! Every nationality seems to have recipes using mince… Mexican, Italian, American, Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, Argentinian… and of course Australian!

Get creative and put your delicious, nutritious Maleny Black Angus Beef Mince to good use. Your family will be thrilled!

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