mince - dull or exciting?

[crisgal]

bolognese, chilli, cottage pie...........Is that it?

[violetblue]

I thought there were 1001 ways with mince...

[whiffey]

Almost cottage pie, but try this. Brown, even burn, finely chopped onion, add and cook mince, then 2 magic ingredients, 1-2 chopped habanero chillis and loads of Worcester Sauce. Serve with brown rice.

[crisgal]

isn't that chilli, though, really?

[crisgal]

that was lightening fast, violetblue, and i was just reading your chicken suggestion!

[yesmadam]

Meatballs...mince, chopped onion, oregano, breadcrumbs, tomato ketchup and 1 egg to bind and seasoning. Make into balls and fry off till browned, then add stock and simmer for 30 mins and thicken with cornflour. Serve with mash and veg.

[crisgal]

oh yeah, meatballs. I'd forgotten about them. My kids like tiny tiny ones that you can stab on your fork with a twist of spaghetti. Well done!

[ugly_bob]

home made burgers

[crisgal]

oh yeah!! and meatloaf!
Quite exciting then, i suppose!

[whiffey]

crisgal, if you try my recipe, with several genuine habanero chillis, no horrible kidney beans to ruin it, it will be a whole new experience for you, believe me.

[nickmo]

Good grief - bobotie ; meatloaf; stuffed cabbage rolls; ravioli; mince curry (keema) ; burgers - with halapenos, with cheese, with fried onions in them etc; lasagna; as pizza topping; mince stuffed bread; as stuffing for baked marrow, courgette, peppers or beef tomatoes; albondigas; Jamaican patties; samosas; in tacos - few suggestions there........

[tictactoe]

Bobotie - that's a blast from the past nickmo!!

Haven't made that in ages...maybe in the next day or two though - thanks!!


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[klou15]

What about Canelloni. Thats nice, its similar to lasagne but with a difference.

[crisgal]

you'll have to explain! Bobotie?Albondigas? I can't imagine a keema curry though. I've never seen one. Do you shape the mince first or does it remain sloppyish?

[nickmo]

Bobotie - South African curried mince beef loaf. Loads of things in it & dead tasty - One recipe here

Albondigas - the tastiest little Spanish meatballs. Serve as tapas, in broth or with a salad. Millions of versions. One here but there are variations on the seasoning, etc.

Keema matar - worlds easiest curry - beef mince with peas. Recipe here but again loads of variations.

Simplest thing - brown mince throughly, add curry paste and sliced onions, fry for 2 mins, add stock, tomato paste and tomatoes, tumeric, garlic and cumin. Cook 45 mins til quite dry. Just before serving, add peas to cook through. Currylicious...! Should be quite a dry result, bags of flavour and really tasty. Use a fairly hot paste for this one. Have with rice and or naans etc., and a simple veg side dish.

Enjoy..!

[crisgal]

that's brilliant nickmo - cheers!

[bigelaine]

when cooking your mince put in a tin of condensed oxtail soup. It makes a nice wee change.

[nickmo]

Hi CG - trust hrere are to be few mincy meals coming up then....and the idea of a tin of soup - mental image of a plate with a tin in the middle of a pile of mince - - - -I presume the soup should be removed from the tin and then added to the recipe............

The condensed soups make a great stock / sauce base - try also with a bean soup or one of the 'tomato soup with basil' types too - and the chicekn one or the mushroom one makes a good fish pie base too....

And re the keema matar - although the mince should end up dry, don't let it dry out whilst coooking - top up the liquid with either a little water or stock and keep the heat at a gentle simmer. If you drain tomatoes from a tin, keep the juice for this sort of use as well.

Right, bring on the mince..........