Frozen minced meat. How to do it correctly? Recipe

It happens that you have a great opportunity to purchase a good piece of fresh meat. There is too much of this meat for the preparation of one dish. Therefore, often, housewives twist the meat into minced meat and try to freeze it. Read about how to do this correctly so as not to lose taste and save time on defrosting, read this article.

Minced meat suitable for freezing is one that was cooked on the same day. That is, it should be fresh, without a rotten smell.

Minced meat purchased in the store, it is better not to freeze at all. If, nevertheless, such a need exists, then check its expiration date.

There is an opinion that it is best to freeze only minced meat, without any additives in the form of onions, or rolls soaked in milk. It is worthwhile to approach this issue wisely, because frozen cutlets are sold in the store with all the additives. Of course, if it is possible to freeze minced meat without fillers, then it is better to do this.

Minced meat without additives behaves better when defrosting. In addition, a dish made from thawed minced meat with the addition of fresh onions and spices will be much tastier, but you should not exclude the possibility of freezing minced meat with impurities.

How to freeze minced meat: ways

Freezing minced meat in bags

Freezing minced meat in one large piece is extremely inconvenient. To defrost a small part later, you will need to sweat, because a piece that has seized in the cold is practically impossible to cut.

To avoid this, you can freeze the minced meat in bags, for exactly one serving. To do this, pinch off about 200-300 grams of minced meat from a large piece, roll it into balls and freeze it in the freezer. If necessary, take out one or two balls and use in cooking.

However, it is worth noting that the minced meat frozen in this way is defrosting for a rather long time in order to maximize the process of the minced meat before freezing is flattened.

For this, the minced meat is placed in a bag. The minced meat in the bag is pressed with the palm of the hand so that a thin layer is formed, no more than 2 centimeters thick. In order to achieve the fastest possible defrosting of the workpiece in the future, you can use a rolling pin. A thin layer of minced meat is thawed 2 times faster.

How to freeze minced meat in portions

If, in the future, you may need very small pieces of minced meat, then the finished layer is pressed into pieces with a knife or a thin stick. In the future, it is very convenient to break such minced meat into separate slices and use in a dish, only the required amount of minced meat.

You can learn more about this method by watching the video from the channel “Nestlé. Healthy choice! " - Minced meat that is not afraid of frost!

How to freeze minced meat in tins

Another way to freeze minced meat is to freeze it in ice cube trays. For this, the container is lined with cling film, and a small amount of minced meat is placed in each hole. From above, the mold is covered with the remnants of the film and the workpiece is sent to the freezer compartment of the refrigerator.

See video from the channel "Morning-Inter" - How to freeze minced meat correctly

An original modernization of the above method is the freezing of minced meat in silicone molds of various topics. For example, minced meat for Valentine's Day can be frozen in the shape of hearts. And so that before frying the molding minced meat the desired look is not lost, the frozen figures should first be immersed in boiling water.

How much minced meat is stored in the freezer

Undoubtedly, it is very convenient to store frozen minced meat in the freezer, but one should not forget about the shelf life of this product. So, the most densely packed minced meat can be stored in the freezer for up to 4 months, while minced meat that has periodic contact with fresh air is stored for no more than 2-3 months.

It is important to periodically inspect frozen minced meat pieces. And use the workpiece in a timely manner, avoiding its winding.

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Many people buy exclusively store-bought minced meat - it is already ready, no need to waste time on cooking. And cutlets from it are prepared very quickly.

However, I am one of those housewives who prefer to first choose meat on the market, and then cook homemade minced meat and even freeze it and semi-finished meat products for future use. So, in a hurry, you can then cook any minced meat dish: cutlets, meatballs, meatballs, dumplings, manti, hedgehogs and even homemade sausage! I believe that the taste of the dish will largely depend on what the minced meat will be. Well, homemade dumplings will never taste like homemade, if you use the minced meat, don't even convince me! The same can be said for stuffed peppers and cabbage rolls. Tested and proven from personal experience.

One of my acquaintances once got a job as a manager of one of the enterprises where they were engaged in the processing and sale of meat products. After she got into the meat processing workshop, she realized that she would use minced meat exclusively for home cooking. That workshop was very clean, everyone worked with gloves, but in addition to meat, a huge amount of lard, imported fat, chicken skin, pork skin, veins and many other things that many usually throw away were added to the minced meat. Moreover, if you can put meat tenderloin into minced meat at home, then there it will be trimmings from the heads and legs.

Minced meat and what to cook from it

To prepare minced meat it was not difficult, it is better to have a powerful electric meat grinder on the farm.

I prefer to immediately buy 5-7 kg of fresh meat pulp, while using different varieties: beef,

sometimes lamb (if you get a nice piece).

If the minced meat is waiting for the subsequent freezing, then it is better not to add onions, garlic, peppers and spices to it right away. And do this just before preparing the dish.

Ingredients:

• Pork,
• Beef,
• Mutton.

Cooking process:

Minced meat must be cleaned of small pieces of bones that remain when the butcher is butchering the carcass. Then rinse the piece in whole or in parts under water and dry with a paper towel. The meat should be cut in such pieces that it is convenient to push them into the meat grinder without any extra effort. If the meat is lean, add a small amount of pork belly or lard.

Grind the meat into minced meat using a medium wire rack for cutlets or dumplings, but for making homemade sausage or manti, it is better to take a large one. Mix the crushed mass with your hands and beat off. Freeze part of the minced meat, use the rest as intended.

Methods for freezing homemade minced meat

I have one trick for quickly defrosting frozen minced meat. Previously, like my mother, I used to freeze minced meat with a round bun, simply transferring it from a bowl to a bag. And now I'm doing it differently. Place the minced meat in a bag and then spread it in a thin layer. This method allows the minced meat for cutlets, meatballs or meatballs to thaw quickly. In half an hour, you can form cutlets or meatballs, or cook any other dish in a slow cooker or oven.

Making Homemade Minced Frozen Meatballs

In order to cook the meatballs, I add some raw onions and grated carrots to the minced meat. Whoever loves can add a raw egg. Next, I immediately form the meatballs for soup or borscht. I spread it on a plate, and then put it to freeze in the freezer. When the semi-finished products from minced meat are frozen, they can be easily removed and folded into a bag. It is advisable to write the date (it is convenient to use special bags for storing food in the freezer with latches for this purpose) and store it no longer than 6 months. This freezing will keep the meatballs from freezing together.

How to make frozen homemade minced patties

For cutlets, add all the ingredients to the minced meat at once: onion, egg, spices and salt. Then form the cutlets, put on a board and send to the freezer. Then such cutlets just need to be sent frozen to a hot skillet with butter and fried. Neither meatballs nor meatballs need to be defrosted beforehand.

Here are a couple of tips on how to make cutlets different while still in the freezing stage:

• Dip the finished cutlets in a raw egg, then in breadcrumbs and only then freeze.
• Forming the cutlets, you can hide a little cheese, grated or just a block, in the middle. This will make cutlets with cheese filling.
• You can add finely chopped red bell pepper to the minced meat, the aroma and taste of such a minced meat dish will be simply indescribable!

Cooking cutlets for children from homemade minced meat

When, having taken out a bag of minced meat, I cook children's steam or baked cutlets, I am cunning. In addition to a piece of bread, I add a spoonful of sour cream, an egg and vegetables (cabbage, onions and carrots, zucchini or something else according to the season) to the minced meat.

Frozen dumplings

Well, we also prepare homemade dumplings, it doesn't matter whether they are handmade or lazy. All the same, they are much tastier and healthier than store counterparts.

Homemade sausage

There are many of my issues about cooking with step-by-step photos, they are very easy to find through the search in the upper right corner or by opening a separate section about sausages in the right column. Check it out if you're interested.

Cook minced meat and dishes from it yourself and feed your loved ones homemade food!

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You don't always feel like messing around with dinner.

You come home tired and hungry.
We need to quickly make something and eat.
I propose a good option for a not too troublesome dinner (or lunch) of ground beef with vegetables.

Ingredients:
Vegetable mix -400 gr
Bakalazhan -1 piece
Minced beef - 250-300 gr
White wine - 1 \ 2 glasses
Garlic -1 clove
Pepper, salt - to taste
Dill - to taste
Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
Balsamic vinegar -1-2 tsp
Sugar-2 tsp
Bell pepper for decorating a dish -1 \ 2 pcs
Butter for frying minced meat

1.Over high heat, fry the ground beef in butter. Pepper, lightly salt. Pour half a glass of white wine. We are waiting for the wine to evaporate.

2. Cut the eggplant into random pieces. I had a frozen pre-shaved eggplant.
I thawed it and cut it. Fresh eggplant can be used easily. Fry with minced meat.

3. Take the shop vegetable mix. It is advisable to defrost it first. Just drop the bag from the freezer into the refrigerator overnight.

4. This is the composition of the mixture to guide you. In principle, the composition can be of any kind.

5. Pour our mixture into a frying pan, reduce heat. Stir and simmer until tender for about 20 minutes. Pour balsamic vinegar and sugar. I suddenly fell in love with balsamic vinegar. It perfectly refreshes the taste of food.


6. At the end of stewing, add herbs and favorite spices. Add salt if necessary. We put a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste. We mix. Simmer under the lid for about 10 minutes. Garlic is quite appropriate in this dish. You can put 3 chopped cloves at the end of the stew.


7. Our simple but tasty dish is ready. We decorate it with bell pepper and serve.


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