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No doubt minced meat ranks one of the first places in the category of favorite meat specialties. After all, who doesn't love moussaka or fried meatballs? Minced meat is the most commonly used meat mixture, as it can be added to almost any dish.
Ready-made minced meat is available in every meat shop. Unfortunately, it is often not prepared properly and fails to live up to our expectations. Therefore, to make sure that we will eat real and delicious ground beef, we can either ask them to grind it in the store from a piece of meat, or we can make it ourselves at home.
Most people choose the first method because it is easier, and not everyone has meat grinders in their homes. For a tasty and tender minced meat, the most suitable meat is beef neck meat or part of a ham with a preserved neck part. For a better texture you can add pork, the proportions should be 70% to 30%.
Once you have chosen the meat, ask the seller to grind it for you and you will only have to taste it.
Preparation and seasoning of minced beef
If you have decided to you make minced meat at home, then when you get home, you have to wash the meat and clean it from the veins and skins. Then cut it into small pieces and grind it in a meat grinder or food processor. Stir the well-ground mixture and let it stand for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
Once your minced meat is ready, all you have to do is add the right spices to it, depending on what you are going to cook. From seasoning the minced beef depends on how delicious the dish will be with it.
Salt must be added to the minced meat. You can also taste it with cumin - the traditional Bulgarian spice for meat. If you are going to make meatballs, add finely chopped onion, pepper, savory and parsley. If desired, you can also add wet white bread and egg yolk.
If you are going to prepare moussaka or stuffed peppers, in addition to salt and cumin you can add black and red pepper and savory.
Preparation and seasoning of minced beef
To make spaghetti bolognese or other pasta dish, it is best to put salt, cumin, oregano and basil in the minced meat.
After adding the spices, you need to mix the minced meat well so that they can be spread throughout the mixture.
For seasoning the minced beef it is necessary for the minced meat to stand together with the spices for at least 30 minutes.
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