How to Make Homemade Minced Meat: The Recipe Housewives Choose

Minced meat is used to prepare many delicious dishes, such as cutlets, meatballs, lula kebab, sausage, beefsteak, stuffed peppers, cabbage rolls and much more.

It is much better to prepare minced meat yourself rather than buy it ready-made in the store – this way you can be sure that you are using only fresh and select meat.

There are several types of minced meat that are used to create different dishes, says Yulia Arkhipova .

For cutlets, meatballs and meatballs, use finely ground minced meat - its consistency is almost uniform, which gives the dishes a special tenderness.

To obtain this minced meat, the meat is passed through a meat grinder twice.

To prepare lula kebab and stuffed vegetables, coarsely ground mince is most often prepared, which must be passed through a meat grinder with a large attachment. Such mince is already heterogeneous, but after cooking it turns out more juicy.

To prepare homemade sausages and chebureks, minced meat is used, which is chopped with sharp knives. In such mince, there are small pieces of meat and give the dish the desired texture.

You can make mince from any type of meat, but if you grind beef or lamb, it is important to first cut off the sinews, which are difficult to grind and will be noticeable in the finished dish.

To make the mince from these types of meat juicy, you can add minced lard and a small amount of water. We offer you step-by-step instructions for making homemade mince meat.

To prepare minced meat you will need any fresh meat – 1 kg.

1. Rinse the meat very thoroughly under cold water and dry it on a paper towel.
2. Carefully cut off all films and sinews from the meat, as well as excess fat.
3. Cut the meat into medium-sized pieces. They should fit into the meat grinder's receiving opening.
4. Pass the meat through a meat grinder. If necessary, repeat the procedure to obtain a paste-like consistency.
5. If you want to get minced meat, first cut the meat into small pieces, then chop them with two sharp knives.
6. Use the resulting minced meat to prepare various dishes or place it in an airtight bag and freeze.

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