What part of meat is mince meat made from?
It seems to me mince meat contains connective tissue(i.e white bits) and a lot of fat also comes from it. Therefore I imagine it is not a lean cut of meat.
What part of meat does mince meat usually come from?
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If you are referring to ground beef (as we call it in america) then it can be from anything really. Usually trimmings. Ground beef for hamburgers is usually from the chuck, but sirloin is also used (among every other cut of beef in theory)
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Which part of the meat makes mince meat?
Making mince out of a range of lower grade cuts is a good way for butchers to make the most out the entire animal, avoiding wastage. A lot of the mince in Australia is made out of chuck, blade, brisket or topside.What part of the cow is mince meat?
Simply put, ground beef is the meat gleaned and ground from the trimmings of other, larger cuts of beef. Typically, it's labeled according to the part of the cow from which it was sourced. Common cuts include chuck, sirloin, round, and brisket.What does mince meat come from?
Mincemeat is a mixture of chopped dried fruit, distilled spirits and spices, and often beef suet, usually used as a pie or pastry filling. Mincemeat formerly contained meat, notably beef or venison. Many modern recipes replace the suet with vegetable shortening. Mincemeat is found in the Anglosphere.How to Make Ground Meat at Home || Ground Meat || Homemade Burger Meat || Homemade Keema
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Traditionaly, Mincemeat is made with Suet, maybe this is what you are feeling in your Mincemeat.
It has a different kind of texture than other kind of fat (in my experience)
A quick look at different recipes shows that most of them do not add meat to the Mincemeat and when the meat is added, it only says beef, no specific parts are listed.
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