Ground beef dishes

Dishes made from minced beef are not only cutlets and navy-style pasta, although even these dishes are difficult to refuse, the list is much longer. With thoughtful recipes and a bit of culinary imagination, you can use ground beef to prepare delicious dishes for lunch, dinner, a company picnic or a lavish holiday feast. You can prepare the minced meat yourself to be sure of its quality.

Juicy minced beef cutlets in a frying pan

Juicy minced beef cutlets in a frying pan are prepared simply and very quickly. They turn out appetizing, juicy and crispy on the sides. In addition, they go perfectly with any side dishes of potatoes, cereals, pasta or vegetables.

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   How to cook a delicious ground beef dish? Wash the beef and dry with paper towels. Peel the onion heads.
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   Cut the beef and onion into large pieces.Then run everything through a meat grinder. Break one chicken egg into the resulting minced meat, add salt and season with freshly ground pepper to taste, mix well.
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   Cut the crust off two or three slices of white bread, pour milk over it and leave for a couple of minutes.
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   When the bread pulp soaks in the milk, squeeze it out and place the mixture in a bowl with the minced meat, stir.
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   To make the minced meat dense and hold its shape well, you need to knead it for several minutes.
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   Then wet your hands with water, take a tablespoon of minced meat and form a small cutlet. You can make all the cutlets at once and then proceed to frying. Or sculpt several pieces so that they fit in the frying pan.
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   Place the preparations in a heated frying pan with vegetable oil. Fry them on both sides for 10 minutes until golden brown.
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   Serve the finished ground beef cutlets with any side dish of your choice. Bon appetit!

Ground beef meatballs with gravy

Ground beef meatballs with gravy are a wonderful, colorful dish for an everyday menu. This is a completely self-sufficient and balanced dish, in a rich tomato sauce, which can be served with a piece of fresh bread.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 5.

Ingredients:

• Beef – 0.5 kg.
• Vegetable oil - to taste.
• Rice – ½ tbsp.
• Tomato juice – 1 l.
• Dried basil – 1 tsp.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Garlic – 3 teeth.
• Dried oregano – 1 tsp.
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste.
• Onions – 2 pcs.

Cooking process:

Step 1: The cooking process begins with the sauce. Chop the peeled garlic cloves and one onion very finely. Heat a frying pan, pour in vegetable oil and fry the onion until translucent.

Step 2.Pour tomato juice over the fried onion, add salt, dried basil and oregano, stir. Simmer the sauce covered for 20-25 minutes.

Step 3. Now you can move on to the minced meat. Grind the second onion and beef pulp through a meat grinder.

Step 4. Rinse the rice and cook until half cooked. Add the cereal to the minced meat.

Step 5. Roll small balls weighing approximately 50 grams from the minced meat.

Step 6. Place the meatballs in a frying pan with tomato sauce; it should completely cover the meat balls. If there is not enough liquid, add boiling water.

Step 7: Cover the pan and cook the meatballs in the gravy for 30 minutes. Serve the dish hot. Bon appetit!

Beef lula kebab

Beef kebab is an original dish of oriental cuisine. Of course, in the original recipe it is cooked over a fire, but fried in a frying pan or baked in the oven, lula kebab is no less tasty. Moreover, the meat must be chopped with a knife.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Beef pulp – 1 kg.
• Kurdyuk – 350 gr.
• Ground coriander – 1 tbsp.
• Table salt – 2 tsp.
• Onions – 350 gr.
• Freshly ground black pepper – 0.5 tbsp.
• Zira – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the onion heads, wash them, then chop them very finely with a knife.

Step 2. Next, place the fat tail fat on a cutting board and chop it as finely as possible. You can also use regular lard, but not too salty.

Step 3. Rinse the beef with running water and pat dry with paper towels. Chop the meat very finely using a heavy knife.

Step 4. Grind black pepper, cumin and coriander in a mortar. Or you can grind the spices in a coffee grinder.Already crushed spices will also work.

Step 5. Mix spices with onions and fat tail fat.

Step 6. Add chopped beef to the resulting aromatic mixture, add salt to taste and mix everything well. Knead the meat mass for 10-15 minutes, it should become elastic, like dough.

Step 7. Form the minced meat into oblong cutlets and place them on wooden skewers.

Step 8. Bake lula kebab in the oven at 190 degrees for half an hour. You can serve it hot with any sauces and vegetables to your taste. Bon appetit!

Minced beef hedgehogs with rice

Minced beef hedgehogs with rice are a universal dish for a delicious lunch or dinner. Children love it for its interesting appearance, and adults value it for its nutritional properties. They are often stewed in tomato sauce and served with a light side dish.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Minced beef – 500 gr.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Rice – 100 gr.
• Green onion – 4 feathers.
• Soy sauce – 2 tbsp.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp.
• Water – 300 ml.
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Freshly ground black pepper – 2 pinches.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Place the minced beef in a deep bowl and crack a chicken egg into it.

Step 2: Add a spoonful of soy sauce.

Step 3. Salt and pepper the products. If the sauce is very salty, then salt may not be added.

Step 4. Rinse the rice with water a couple of times and place in a common container.

Step 5. Wash the green onions and chop them finely. Add it to the minced meat and mix well.

Step 6. Make sauce for hedgehogs. Wash the tomatoes and grate them using a fine grater. Place the resulting mass in a saucepan, add mayonnaise, water and salt, stir.

Step 7Form meatballs the size of a chicken egg from the ground beef and place in the sauce.

Step 8. Cook the hedgehogs, covered, over moderate heat for 40 minutes.

Step 9. A tasty and tender meat dish made from minced beef is ready. Hedgehogs can be supplemented with a side dish of your choice. Bon appetit!

PP beef cutlets in the oven

PP beef cutlets in the oven are tasty, and most importantly dietary and healthy. So, under no circumstances should you be afraid to include beef cutlets in your diet. No bread or lard is added to the minced meat, and baking in the oven allows you to get rid of excess fat and calories.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Minced beef – 0.6 kg.
• Cheddar cheese – 40 gr.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Oat bran – 2 tbsp.
• Ice water - 4 tbsp.
• Carrots – 4 pcs.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Sweet paprika - to taste.
• Refined vegetable oil - to taste.
• Peking cabbage - for serving.
• Sesame - for serving.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the onion heads and cut off the roots. Grind it with a knife or using a food processor. Next, lightly fry the onion in vegetable oil until transparent. Add one half to the minced meat, leave the second for garnish.

Step 2. Place the ground beef in a bowl; it is best to prepare it yourself from chilled meat. Add onion, chopped garlic and salt to the minced meat.

Step 3. Grate the cheddar cheese on a large-mesh grater, pour the shavings into a bowl with minced meat. Also add oat bran.

Step 4. Next, pour in 4 tablespoons of ice water and knead the minced meat for several minutes.

Step 5. Turn on the oven in advance and preheat it to 200 degrees.Wet your palms with cold water and form the minced meat into small round cutlets. Sprinkle the heated surface of the frying pan with vegetable oil and quickly fry the cutlets on all sides, so they will keep their shape well. After this, place the beef cutlets in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

Step 6. Peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse grater or cut them into strips. Add carrots to the remaining onion in the pan, salt the vegetables, sprinkle with sweet paprika and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.

Step 7. Serve PP beef cutlets with stewed vegetables and fresh Chinese cabbage. Also sprinkle the dish with sesame seeds if desired. Bon appetit!

Ground beef casserole in the oven

Minced beef casserole in the oven is a hearty dish, original and appetizing to look at. There are different cooking methods, and in addition to the main ingredient - minced beef, any products that are on hand can be used: eggs, pasta, potatoes, vegetables, mushrooms and cheese.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 1.

Ingredients:

• Minced beef – 0.5 kg.
• Butter – 40 gr.
• Potatoes – 0.5 kg.
• Leek – 200 gr.
• Pumpkin – 100 gr.
• Table salt – 1 tsp.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Unscented vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
• Ground pepper mixture – 1 pinch.
• Cheese – 70 gr.
• Ground sweet paprika – 1 tsp.
• Nutmeg – 1 tsp.
• Broth/boiled water – 120 ml.
• Dried thyme – 1 pinch.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the leek and cut into half rings, grate the pumpkin pulp on a grater with large holes. First, fry the leeks in vegetable oil for one minute, then add the pumpkin shavings and cook until the pumpkin is soft.

Step 2.After this, add the minced beef to the vegetables in the frying pan, stir and continue frying for 5-7 minutes. While frying, sprinkle the roast with ground paprika, nutmeg and dried thyme.

Step 3. Next, add sour cream, pour in broth or boiled water, stir, add salt and ground pepper to taste. Fry everything together for 3-4 minutes, then let cool slightly. After this, break the chicken egg and mix.

Step 4. Peel the potatoes and wash them well. Cut the tubers into thin circles. Place half of the chopped potatoes on the bottom of the ceramic dish.

Step 5. Next, place half of the frying on the potato layer.

Step 6. Then add another layer of potatoes and a layer of minced meat and vegetables.

Step 7. Cover the pan with a lid or cover it with food foil and place it in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Check the readiness of the casserole by checking the condition of the potatoes; they should become soft. Once the potatoes are ready, remove the foil and sprinkle the casserole with grated cheese. Return the casserole to the oven and let the cheese melt and brown. It can be served on a common platter or in portions. Bon appetit!

Ground beef roll with egg

Minced beef roll with egg is a dish that is worthy even of a holiday table. There are many options for fillings: eggs, mushrooms, potatoes, vegetables or others. An original appearance can be achieved by wrapping the roll in bacon or thin puff pastry.

Cooking time – 90 min.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Portions – 8.

Ingredients:

• Minced beef – 800 gr.
• Celery – 2 stalks.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Greens – 1 bunch.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Champignons – 300 gr.
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste.
• Odorless vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Dry the frying pan over the fire, pour in a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Place chopped onion and celery on a heated surface and fry until soft.

Step 2. Wash the champignons, peel the caps and cut into thin slices.

Step 3. Separately sauté the mushrooms in vegetable oil, add salt and add chopped herbs to them.

Step 4: Place the ground beef in a bowl, add the onion and celery mixture, and stir to combine.

Step 5. Spread a sheet of parchment on a flat surface, place the minced meat on it and smooth it into a rectangle. Place the mushroom filling on top of the meat and spread it in an even layer, not reaching the edges.

Step 6. Start wrapping the roll along the long edge: lift the parchment and carefully remove the minced meat with a spatula. Place the roll on a baking sheet, seam side down, and place in the oven preheated to 190 degrees for 60 minutes.

Step 7. The result is a very aromatic and tasty dish for a family lunch or dinner.

Step 8. And for a festive feast, place the minced beef roll on a plate and garnish with fresh herbs. Bon appetit!

Ground beef steak

A piping hot minced beef steak will give you a true pleasure of taste. The dish is suitable for the everyday diet due to its availability and speed of preparation. Of course, the minced meat should be from fresh beef tenderloin.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 5.

Ingredients:

• Beef – 0.7 kg.
• Beef internal lard – 100 gr.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Greens - to taste.
• Garlic – 3 teeth.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste.
• Milk – 40 ml.
• Onions – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the beef, remove films and veins. Then chop the meat very finely with a sharp knife. Do the same with lard. Mix both chopped masses in a large bowl.

Step 2. Peel the onion head, cut off the roots and wash well under the tap. Then cut the onion into small cubes.

Step 3. Peel the garlic cloves and chop them very finely with a knife.

Step 4: In a bowl, combine ground beef with onion and garlic. Break one chicken egg into the meat mixture, add salt and ground pepper, mix everything well and beat the minced meat on the table or the bottom of a bowl.

Step 5. Using wet hands, form the minced meat into round steaks. The thickness of the blanks should be approximately one and a half centimeters.

Step 6. Heat the frying pan well and grease its bottom with vegetable oil. Grill steaks over medium heat for about 10 minutes on each side. You can serve a minced beef steak with a side dish of potatoes and vegetables. Bon appetit!

Lazy ground beef cabbage rolls

Lazy cabbage rolls made from ground beef - tasty, easy, nutritious and healthy. This cooking option is in no way inferior to the traditional dish, where the meat filling is wrapped in whole cabbage leaves. And some people love and prefer only lazy cabbage rolls.

Cooking time – 120 min.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Beef – 260 gr.
• White cabbage – 120 gr.
• Carrot – 60 gr.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Dried thyme - to taste.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Rice – 0.5 tbsp.
• Tomato paste – 1 tbsp.
• Onions – 100 gr.
• Odorless vegetable oil – 60 ml.
• Water – 1 tbsp.
• Ground paprika - to taste.
• Dried basil - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Rinse the rice with running water, then boil it until half cooked in a saucepan. Drain the rice and let it cool slightly.

Step 2. Cut the beef into cubes and grind through a meat grinder or grind using a blender.

Step 3. Place the boiled rice in a large bowl, add minced meat to it and break the chicken egg.

Step 4. Peel the onions and carrots. Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots on a large-mesh grater. Fry vegetables until soft in vegetable oil. Then add the roasted vegetables to the bowl with the other ingredients.

Step 5. Remove the top wilted leaves from a small head of cabbage, rinse with running water, cut into large pieces and grind with a blender.

Step 6. Add cabbage to a bowl, add salt and dry spices, mix the mixture thoroughly.

Step 7. Next, with wet hands, form balls the size of a chicken egg and place them in a heat-resistant form greased with vegetable oil.

Step 8. Dissolve a tablespoon of tomato paste in a glass of water. Pour the mixture into the mold with the lazy cabbage rolls. Then place the lazy cabbage rolls in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, bake for 40 minutes.

Step 9. Serve the lazy ground beef cabbage rolls immediately after cooking with sour cream and a slice of fresh bread. Bon appetit!

Minced beef balls

These ground beef patties are sure to please everyone in your family. They turn out to be moderately fatty and very nutritious. The meatballs can be served with all sorts of side dishes from vegetables, pasta, cereals and potatoes. We will tell you how to cook them deliciously from ground beef in this recipe.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Minced beef – 0.5 kg.
• Odorless vegetable oil - for frying.
• Dried basil - to taste.
• Ground sweet paprika - to taste.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Breadcrumbs – 3 tsp. into dough + for rolling
• Sour cream – 3 tsp.
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Place the ground beef in a bowl, add salt and dried basil, stir.

Step 2. Peel the onion, wash and finely chop it. Then sauté the onion in vegetable oil until golden brown.

Step 3. Place the fried onion in a bowl with the minced meat, stir.

Step 4. Next, break one chicken egg and knead the minced meat again.

Step 5. Add breadcrumbs to the resulting meat mass and mix.

Step 6. Using two tablespoons, form small oblong balls.

Step 7: Next, coat the beef chops in breadcrumbs.

Step 8. Fry all the meatballs in vegetable oil until golden brown on all sides.

Step 9. Place the blanks in a high frying pan.

Step 10. Prepare sour cream filling. Mix sour cream with water to make approximately 200 milliliters of mixture. Add salt, ground pepper and paprika to taste.

Step 11. Pour sour cream sauce over the fried meatballs, cover the pan with a lid and simmer over low heat for 20-25 minutes.

Step 12. Minced beef balls are delicious served with pasta and fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!