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Endless Possibilities With Ground Meat

Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Repeat daily, for the rest of our lives.

How do our stomach manage to do so much work? I wonder.

But above all, how much effort we spend each day in preparing those meals that took us minutes to finish?

Hmmm...

Based on what I mentioned above, I asked myself if I could reduce cooking time. I mean, the entire process, so I could have more time to do other things.

I have experimented with a few different methods.

Here, I would like to share one of them.

USE ONE MAIN INGREDIENT FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK'S MEALS

Let me introduce you to the ALL CAPABLE...

GROUND MEAT!

 If you want variety, you could buy different kinds of ground meat - chicken, beef, mutton, pork.

Buy as much as you need for a week's meal.

Marinate all at once.

Ingredients: Minced garlic and shallots, soy sauce, tapioca or corn starch, sesame oil (optional), grated ginger (for beef and mutton only), egg (optional)



Plan and prepare the ingredients ahead. Before the beginning of a new week.

DAY 1

Fry with some oil, add dark soy sauce and sugar (optional).

This can be toppings for, or served with:

1. Steamed tofu
2. Dry noodles
3. Omelet
4. Any blanched vegetables
5. Simply eat with rice or noodles and some herbs or salad
6. Or use to make spaghetti bolognese





DAY 2

Fry with some oil and then add water. Next...

1. Add diced potatoes (and carrots, peas) and simmer until potatoes become soft. 
2. Add diced tofu, cook for a few minutes, add diluted tapioca starch to thicken the sauce and serve. 





DAY 3

Make into burger patties and store in freezer 

When needed, take out from the freezer and pan fry immediately. You can serve in different ways...

1. With veggies, salad, eggs, cheese
2. With rice and veggies
3. With pasta
4. As a burger with salad and fries






DAY 4

Make into meatballs and store in freezer. 

When needed, take them out and pan fry. You do not need a lot of oil to do so. These can be served with

1. Pasta
2. As a side dish with rice or noodles and vegetables
3. Serve with bread and salad
4. Make meatball skewers
5. You can also steam the meatballs and serve with vegetables.





DAY 5

Boil a pot of water, add in the minced meat, with other ingredients such as fried anchovies and big onions to make simple broth.  

1. Use the broth for noodles soup
2. Add vegetables, fish balls, mushrooms to the broth and eat it with rice
3. Use the broth to make rice porridge 

If you see clearly, you will see minced meat in the porridge. 

DAY 6

Pre wrapped into wanton, siu mai or dumplings. You can add vegetables such as Chinese cabbage or chives and mushrooms when marinating for this recipe. 

1. Make dumplings or wanton soup and serve with rice or noodles
2. Deep fry them and serve as a side dish




DAY 7

1. Use as toppings for pizza
2. Make a chicken pie
3. Make some curry puffs or empanada



These are just some of the food you can make using ground meat. 

Your creativity is the only limit! 

Happy cooking!😁











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