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Whizz the Mince - December 2019
Approximate $ Savings: $3.00 - $4.00 per meal
With growing teenagers and growing appetites, we use lot of mince and I really needed to increase the quantity. Instead, I brown the mince and drain, then whizz it in the pan with the stick blender. It makes a finer mince. I tried whizzing it before browning, but it didn't work nearly as well. Then I add the other ingredients and finish the cooking according to the recipe. It's all in the appearance - same 500g mince I've always used, but because it's finer, it looks like more and goes a lot further. I tried bulking it out with lentils, oats and even TVP but my lot objected strongly, so now I whizz it, they get straight mince and are happy and I'm happy because I haven't doubled the meat bill.
Contributed by Linda D.
With growing teenagers and growing appetites, we use lot of mince and I really needed to increase the quantity. Instead, I brown the mince and drain, then whizz it in the pan with the stick blender. It makes a finer mince. I tried whizzing it before browning, but it didn't work nearly as well. Then I add the other ingredients and finish the cooking according to the recipe. It's all in the appearance - same 500g mince I've always used, but because it's finer, it looks like more and goes a lot further. I tried bulking it out with lentils, oats and even TVP but my lot objected strongly, so now I whizz it, they get straight mince and are happy and I'm happy because I haven't doubled the meat bill.
Contributed by Linda D.