What to make with beef mince

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• puff pastry — 4 sheets
• beef stock — 1 cup
• tomato sauce — 2 tbsp
• plain flour — 1 tbsp
• frozen peas — 2 cups

Method

1. Brown mince, stir in flour, then stock and tomato sauce.
2. Simmer 15 min until thick, cool slightly.
3. Line pie tins or ramekins with pastry, fill with mince.
4. Top with a pastry lid, crimp edges, cut a steam vent.
5. Bake 200°C 20-25 min until pastry is puffed and golden.
6. Boil peas, serve alongside.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• taco shells — 12
• lettuce — 1/2 head
• tomato — 2
• cheddar — 150g grated
• taco seasoning — 1 sachet

Method

1. Brown mince, add seasoning and a splash of water.
2. Warm shells in oven.
3. Chop lettuce and tomato, grate cheese.
4. Assemble at the table.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 400g
• rice — 2 cups
• carrot — 1
• spinach — 1 bunch
• eggs — 4
• gochujang — 2 tbsp
• sesame oil — 1 tbsp

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Fry beef mince with a little soy sauce until browned.
3. Blanch spinach, julienne and quickly sauté carrot.
4. Fry eggs sunny-side up.
5. Arrange rice in bowls topped with beef, carrot, spinach and a fried egg.
6. Serve with gochujang and a drizzle of sesame oil, mix at the table.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• kidney beans — 400g tin
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• cornmeal — 1 cup
• milk — 1 cup
• eggs — 1
• cheddar — 100g grated

Method

1. Brown mince, add tomatoes and beans, simmer 20 min.
2. Mix cornmeal, milk, egg and half the cheddar for the cornbread batter.
3. Pour into a greased tin, top with remaining cheese.
4. Bake 200°C 20 min until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
5. Serve chilli with a wedge of cornbread.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 600g
• potatoes — 800g
• carrot — 2
• onion — 1
• beef stock — 300ml
• frozen peas — 1 cup
• butter — 40g

Method

1. Brown mince with onion and carrot.
2. Add stock, simmer 15 min until thickened.
3. Boil and mash potatoes with butter.
4. Layer mince in a dish, top with mash.
5. Bake 200°C 20 min until golden on top.
6. Boil peas, serve alongside.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• burger buns — 4
• egg — 1
• breadcrumbs — 1/2 cup
• lettuce — 4 leaves
• tomato — 1
• cheddar — 4 slices

Method

1. Mix mince, egg, breadcrumbs; form patties.
2. Fry or BBQ 4 min a side.
3. Toast buns, assemble.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• soy sauce — 3 tbsp
• brown sugar — 2 tbsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• rice — 2 cups
• cucumber — 1

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Fry mince, garlic, soy and sugar until sticky.
3. Serve over rice with sliced cucumber.

Ingredients

• sweet potato noodles — 250g
• beef mince — 300g
• spinach — 1 bunch
• carrot — 1
• soy sauce — 4 tbsp
• sesame oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Soak noodles until soft, drain.
2. Blanch spinach briefly, squeeze dry.
3. Fry beef mince until browned, set aside.
4. Stir-fry carrot until just tender.
5. Toss noodles, beef, spinach and carrot with soy sauce and sesame oil.

Ingredients

• whole chicken — 1.6kg
• rice — 2 cups
• beef mince — 300g
• almonds — 1/4 cup
• cinnamon — 1 tsp
• allspice — 1 tsp
• onion — 1

Method

1. Simmer whole chicken in water with onion and spices 45-60 min until cooked through.
2. Remove chicken, reserve the poaching stock.
3. Shred chicken meat off the bone once cool enough to handle.
4. Fry beef mince with cinnamon and allspice until browned.
5. Toast almonds separately until golden.
6. Cook rice in the reserved chicken stock for extra flavour.
7. Fold shredded chicken and spiced mince through the rice.
8. Top with toasted almonds to serve.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 800g
• breadcrumbs — 1 cup
• eggs — 2
• onion — 1
• tomato sauce — 1/2 cup
• potatoes — 800g
• butter — 50g

Method

1. Finely chop and soften onion, cool slightly.
2. Mix mince, breadcrumbs, egg and onion thoroughly.
3. Press into a loaf tin, brush top with half the tomato sauce.
4. Bake 180°C 50-55 min until cooked through and a little caramelised on top.
5. Rest 10 min before slicing — this keeps it from falling apart.
6. Boil and mash potatoes with butter.
7. Serve meatloaf with mash and remaining sauce warmed through.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• rice — 2 cups
• black beans — 400g tin
• corn — 1 cup
• cheddar — 150g grated
• avocado — 1

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Brown mince with taco seasoning.
3. Warm beans and corn.
4. Bowl up rice, mince, beans, corn, cheese and avocado.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• kidney beans — 400g tin
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• onion — 1
• rice — 2 cups
• mild chilli powder — 1 tsp
• sour cream — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Brown mince and onion.
2. Add tomatoes, beans, chilli; simmer 20 min.
3. Serve on rice with sour cream.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• cumin — 2 tsp
• diced tomatoes — 800g tin
• eggs — 4
• couscous — 1.5 cups
• coriander — 1/2 bunch

Method

1. Mix mince with cumin, roll into small meatballs.
2. Simmer tomatoes with a little water in a wide pan.
3. Add meatballs to the sauce, cover and simmer 15 min.
4. Crack eggs into wells in the sauce, cover and cook until just set.
5. Prepare couscous, serve alongside scattered with coriander.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• spaghetti — 400g
• passata — 700ml
• onion — 1
• carrot — 1
• garlic — 2 cloves
• parmesan — 50g

Method

1. Soften onion, carrot, garlic.
2. Brown mince, add passata, simmer 20 min.
3. Cook spaghetti.
4. Serve with parmesan.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• breadcrumbs — 1/2 cup
• eggs — 1
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• smoked paprika — 1 tsp
• rice — 2 cups

Method

1. Mix mince, breadcrumbs and egg, shape into meatballs.
2. Brown meatballs, set aside.
3. Simmer tomatoes with paprika, return meatballs and cook through 12 min.
4. Cook rice, serve meatballs and sauce over the top.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• thai basil — 1 bunch
• garlic — 3 cloves
• fish sauce — 2 tbsp
• soy sauce — 1 tbsp
• rice — 2 cups

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Fry garlic, then mince until browned.
3. Add fish and soy sauce, toss through basil.
4. Serve over rice.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• cumin — 2 tsp
• paprika — 1 tsp
• onion — 1
• rice — 2 cups
• greek yoghurt — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Grate onion finely, mix through mince with cumin and paprika.
2. Shape into small ovals.
3. Pan-fry meatballs until browned and cooked through.
4. Cook rice.
5. Serve meatballs over rice with a dollop of yoghurt.