Best Savoury Mince Recipes

SAVOURY MINCE

Steps:

• Heat butter or oil in a large pan, add onion and garlic.
• Sauté until onion is transparent.
• Increase heat, add mince and dash of Worcestershire sauce- stir often to break up the lumps of mince and cook until mince has browned.
• Drain fat or liquid residue.
• Add the crumbed stock cube, herbs, gravy powder, salt and pepper.
• Make sure the gravy powder is combined with the mince so it does not go lumped when the water is added.
• Slowly add the water to the mince mixture stirring all the time.
• Bring to boil, reduce to simmer and cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• If mince needs thickening add a little cornflour (ie 1 tsp) in water to the mix to thicken.
• Serve on buttered toast or with rice or mashed potatoes and steam vegetables.

SAVOURY MINCE (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Put deep pan on stove top on medium high heat.
• Add mince, break up and slightly brown, this is more for breaking up the meat, so don't overdo it.
• Add onions, carrots, celery and 3/4 cup water with broken up stock cubes and turn down to medium low and let cook COVERED for about 30 minutes.
• you might want to check on it once or twice during that time and stir.
• mix the gravy mix with 1 cup water and, stir in and let thicken.
• Adjust pepper& salt.
• This goes well with cooked rice or over noodles.

SAVOURY LAMB MINCE (WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan, and add the onions and garlic.
• Cook over medium heat until golden and softened.
• Add the lamb mince, and cook until all the meat has changed colour and it it well browned.
• Add the remaining herbs and spices and mix through.
• Add the pomegranate molasses and pine nuts (remember to reserve a few), mix through the mince and leave to rest.
• Serve with oven toasted Turkish bread and Baba Ganoush.

SAVOURY MINCE OR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix meat,crumbs and milk.
• Grate all vegetables (can use any of your favourites) and garlic.
• Mix meat and vegetables, tinned tomatoes, tomato paste, soy sauce, any herbs and spices, and rice (can also use oats).
• Spread in an oven loaf tin, and pat down.
• For the topping, either mix together the tomato paste and honey, or drizzle honey over meat, then top with a thickish layer of tomato paste.
• Bake in moderate oven for approximately 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is cooked.

SAVOURY MINCE & POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan-forced.
• Place paprika, tumeric, potato and half the oil in a baking dish.
• toss to coat.
• Bake 35-40 minutes, turning occasionally, or until golden and tender.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and mince.
• Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up mince for 6-8 minutes or until browned.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, stock, mushrooms, carrot and capsicum.
• Bring to the boil then reduce heat to medium-low.
• Simmer for 25-30 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in gravy powder.
• Divide wedges and mince mixture between bowls.
• Serve topped with parsley.
• Notes:.
• Use 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables instead of mushrooms, carrot and green capsicum.
• To freeze, allow mince to cool then spoon into a large snap-lock bag. Seal. Flatten bag for quicker defrosting. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in refridgerator overnight. Transfer savoury mince to a large saucepan. Reheat, stirring over medium-high heat, adding extra stock if necessary. Cook wedges as directed.

SAVOURY MINCE

Steps:

• Brown Mince and finely chopped onion.
• Drain Fat from mince.
• Add half of the water & vegetables.
• Cook 5 minutes on stove top on medium.
• Take off heat then.
• Slowly add the gravy powder and other half water whilst stirring inches.
• Add the rest of ingredients.
• Return the heat and simmer for 20 mins
• Serve with crusty bread (optional).
• Ta da!