Minced meat malaise
I've been cooking a Dutch pie lately, and the results are not very regular. Using the exact same ingredients (I'm trying to get the best minced meat, but that's hard), sometimes the minced meat becomes nice and juicy and sometimes it gets dry and chewy.
I've tried putting everything raw into the oven, but the result is a bit too compact for my taste.
I try to sauté the meat for a short period of time and add some brandy to flambé. The meat should get a little crust, but not be done entirely as it'll go into the oven.
With this description, do you think there's anything wrong with the technique? Should I use higher heat but leave the meat less time? Should I skip the flambé? Should I leave the meat on longer (like a bolognese)?
Best Answer
I think if you're going try to brown mince as mince, it's going to get dry and tough, especially if lean. You could try making it into a patty, browning the outside to get the flavour reactions started, then breaking up with wooden spoon (see Nicholas Klee, 'Don't Sweat the Aubergine' 2005). If you're also cooking onions and other veg like you would for a shepherd's pie, you could cook these separately until browned. Shepherd's pie is often made with left over (and browned) meat from a joint.The key to a good shepherd's pie is slow cooking for at least an hour.
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Can you undercook minced beef?
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Store mince correctly If a package of minced meat or other meat is a brown-grey colour on the surface and all the way through, then it may be spoiled. Spoiled meat will have off an obvious 'sour' or 'off' smell and feel tacky to the touch. Don't take any chances with spoiled meat. If in doubt, throw it out.Can you eat out of date mince?
Ground beef can be refrigerated and safely eaten up to 2 days past this date (3, 6). Meanwhile, the expiration date \u2014 also labeled as \u201cbest before\u201d \u2014 tells you when the product is likely to start going bad. Food will have the best taste and quality before this date.Is mince meat dyed?
Nope! It's perfectly normal. There's even a name for it: myoglobin, which is a protein responsible for the red coloring on the outside of the ground meat. When meat \u2014 or even poultry \u2014 is packaged, the meat on the outside is exposed to more oxygen.Minced Meat Time-Lapse
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Well if its something like shepherds pie with saurkraut...I would brown the meat in a pan with some diced onions and garlic, salt/pepper. Drain most of the fat but keep a little for flavor. then in a baking dish layer the saurkraut (mixed with sour cream according to that recipe) on the bottom, then the beef, then top with mashed potatoes. You can dust some paprika on top of that for some color.
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