A little trick to make ground beef really lean.

[goes4ever]

This is pretty easy to do and eliminates almost all of the fat from ground beef... Here's how it works:

break up your ground beef as much as possible into tiny pieces and put it into a frying pan. Lightly brown the meat, then add enough water to just barely immerse it. Cook the meat with the water in the pan for a few minutes while stirring then drain the water off. You may repeat this process as many times as needed until the water you drain off no longer has an oily layer on top, and does not appear cloudy. Once you've done your final drain, just finish browning with no water in the pan for a minute or two. Voila, instant 97%+ fat free hamburger meat. Doesn't help if you want to make hamburgers but it's pretty useful for adding to recipes.

 

[RJH8541]

Or I guess you could just buy 97% lean ground beef??? lol

 

[irongirl]

That's great when you don't want to, or can't, spend the money on x-lean ground beef. And, then again, sometimes I am very doubtful that when you buy x-lean that's what you are getting.

 

[PTAaron]

Good suggestion. I do it almost the same way - I just cook mine in the pan like that, then put it in a strainer when it is cooked and run hot water over it until the water goes through clean.

 

[buffness]

what's wrong with a little fat

 

[KC Lifter]

This is pretty easy to do and eliminates almost all of the fat from ground beef... Here's how it works:

break up your ground beef as much as possible into tiny pieces and put it into a frying pan. Lightly brown the meat, then add enough water to just barely immerse it. Cook the meat with the water in the pan for a few minutes while stirring then drain the water off. You may repeat this process as many times as needed until the water you drain off no longer has an oily layer on top, and does not appear cloudy. Once you've done your final drain, just finish browning with no water in the pan for a minute or two. Voila, instant 97%+ fat free hamburger meat. Doesn't help if you want to make hamburgers but it's pretty useful for adding to recipes.

Good idea g4e, this is how I prepare ground beef. You don't need to buy more expensive lean gb cooking it this way.

 

[cylo]

That's great when you don't want to, or can't, spend the money on x-lean ground beef. And, then again, sometimes I am very doubtful that when you buy x-lean that's what you are getting.

i hear that!

alota xs the 85% looks a hell of alot better then the 95% lean