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Chelletic · Sat 17 Oct 09 3:24am

I took a wee offer up from a great online butcher (who I see advertised above) and bought 8 packs of steak mince and 8 packs of beef shin ( oh and some haike too) for a very good price! Sorry, I love a bargin and in this economic climate what else can you do?

I have lost ideas to cook my lovley bargins(exept the haike as I'm a fish virgin but the OH takes control of that yikes )!

Mince n tatties, burgers, lasange, steak pie, beef''n' ale pie ( you get the drift) all the usuals!

Can my fellow posters help me with a new idea , I've tried every cook book and online site I can find but mince seems to be the one I can not expand my cooking challange on! The shin of beef can be explored more but even at that there is only so much you can do!

I have a 7 & 1 year old to throw into the mix so as you can understand it's not so easy lol

I think I'm past any chef's help but any ideas would be amazing folks!

Michelle XX big_smile

P.S I see myself drowning in a pile of beef lol lol lol

Last edited by Chelletic (Sat 17 Oct 09 3:37am)

Birdymum · Sat 17 Oct 09 5:37am

My family love wraps made with mexican flavoured mince and a variety of salads, we put everything on the table and people fill up the tortillas with whatever combination of things they want.
Easy and fun.

Good luck with all that meat.

Last edited by Birdymum (Sat 17 Oct 09 5:37am)

Allora Andiamo · Sat 17 Oct 09 7:09am

Chelletic · Sat 17 Oct 09 12:51pm

Birdymum wrote:
My family love wraps made with mexican flavoured mince and a variety of salads, we put everything on the table and people fill up the tortillas with whatever combination of things they want.
Easy and fun.

Good luck with all that meat.

Thanks dolly, sound brilliant, will try that tonight big_smile

Mx

Chelletic · Sat 17 Oct 09 12:55pm

Allora Andiamo wrote:
here are some recipes that i've uploaded on foodwise...they might give you a few ideas

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=1186
Subway Style Meatballs

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=1202
Pasta with Beef (mince), Chill & Bacon

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=1427
Little Beef and Mushroom Pies

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=1525
Lamachun (Turkish Pizza)..i sometimes used beef mince instead of lamb

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=1653
Spicy Beef and Butterbean Soup

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=1654
Cheesy Cottage Pie

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=1975
Italian Braised Beef (you can use shin instead of topside)

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=2008
Meatball & Bell Pepper Stew

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=2040
Spicy Rice with Harissa

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=2211
Italian Stuffed Peppers

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=2575
Veal & Sage Meatballs with Lemon Sauce (you can use beef instead of veal)

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/art … hp?id=2805
Cheese,Egg and Herb Meatloaf

Thank you so much for this, your a star, I'm going to try burdymum's tonight but you've sorted my week out dolly!

I'm sure we won't be sick of mince after these clap clap

Thanks again!

P.S, if you want some micne then give me a shout mrgreen

MsPablo · Sat 17 Oct 09 1:38pm

Saw these beef shin reipces on Martha Stewart, they looked very good:

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/lilys-beef-stew

I can't find the exact recipe, but on the show, she recommended using beef shin for Borscht:
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/ukrainian-borscht

I've made Daniel Boulud's braised short rib recipe, it's good, makes a ton of food though, sorry I don't have his book, my sister relayed the recipe to me, it's from 'Daniel Boulud Cafe'.

Stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage are always good with beef mince or a mix, I've posted a few recipes on this forum, you might try the search feature if interested, I have to run or I'd search for you.

wink smile

DORSETFOODIE · Sat 17 Oct 09 3:00pm

A friend of my mother's has been making her Bobotie, haven't tried it myself but is lightly curry spiced with savoury custard topping, she says it is good, makes a change from the usual cottage pie etc. South African housewife's favourite, tons of recipes online this one from inmammaskitchen.com
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 onions, peeled and sliced
2 1/4 pounds good quality lean ground beef
1 thickish slice of white bread
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon medium curry powder (or hot for the hale and brave)
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
freshly grated pepper (about a half teaspoon)
3/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 1/2 tablespoons malt vinegar
1/2 cup seedless raisins
2 tablespoons strong chutney
2 bay leaves (or fresh lemon leaves if available)
2 medium eggs
METHOD

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Heat oil in medium sauté pan. Stir in onions. Cook over medium heat until transparent. Add ground beef. Cook until lightly browned and crumbly.

Soak bread in half the milk, squeeze out excess milk and mash with a fork - DON'T TOSS SQUEEZED OUT MILK! Pour it straight back into remaining milk. Set milk aside, and ad pulled-apart bread to the meat mixture.

Add curry, sugar, salt, pepper, turmeric, vinegar, raisins, chutney to the beef mixture. Spoon the mixture into a greased baking dish, and place bay leaves on top.

Bake for 50-60 minutes in preheated 350°F oven.

Beat egg with remaining milk and pour over mixture approximately 25 - 30 minutes before end of baking time.

Serve with steamed rice (traditionally yellow!) and extra chutney.

Pure South African comfort food! Especially nice in winter, or cold with a salad in summer.

Serves: 6

As for shin of beef make hearty beef and stout casserole, cooked long and slow any leftovers I usually make into a curry!

Hope it tastes good.

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#1 Sat 17 Oct 09 3:24am

Chelletic

Steak mince and Shin of beef

#2 Sat 17 Oct 09 5:37am

Birdymum

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#3 Sat 17 Oct 09 7:09am

Allora Andiamo

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#4 Sat 17 Oct 09 12:51pm

Chelletic

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#5 Sat 17 Oct 09 12:55pm

Chelletic

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#6 Sat 17 Oct 09 1:38pm

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