Stuffing is ground meat with the addition of any spices or seasonings. From this product you can cook just a huge number of a wide variety of dishes. The number of recipes with minced meat breaks records on culinary sites. Of course, it is better if you cook cutlets, pie fillings, sausages and other delicacies from your own minced meat. Indeed, only in this case you will definitely know the composition of the semi-finished meat product and with confidence you can say that the product is one hundred percent natural. In addition, you can diversify the dish with your favorite spices, as you wish. This gives scope for culinary creativity. But what if there is no meat grinder in your kitchen? Is it really necessary to abandon the idea of making minced meat yourself, or will it be necessary to lay out a tidy sum and purchase the necessary cook device?
Do not worry, because you can cook the minced meat in a blender.
Stuffing Ingredients
The composition of the correct stuffing is quite simple. It includes such ingredients: minced meat, finely chopped onions, salt, pepper or other spices. If you make minced meat for cutlets, it is recommended to add a little white bread soaked in milk to it - this will give the dish softness. Also, when cooking minced meat products, chicken eggs should be added to it for stickiness, if you need to form meatballs or meatballs, for example.
As you can see, there should not be any soy protein, sealants and other additives in natural minced meat.
The main thing is the right meat
It is clear that the main ingredient of any minced meat is meat. It can be chicken, pork, veal, lamb ... In general, such meat as you like. Minced meat is a mixture of beef and pork, thanks to the combination of these types of meat it is soft and tender, but at the same time not as fatty and high-calorie as purely minced pork.
It does not matter whose meat is minced, the main thing is that this meat is fresh. Another condition for choosing meat for minced meat is that it should not be pumped with antibiotics or even plain water. Manufacturers use this trick, or rather, fraud, so that the meat does not deteriorate longer. Water is injected into the pulp to increase the mass of the product. Thus, the buyer can easily be deceived by buying several hundred grams of water at the price of natural meat.
Before buying meat for minced meat, make sure that at the place of its purchase sanitary standards are observed, and all the necessary documents are available. Choose an attractive-looking piece of meat: it should not be airy, the color you need is even from light to dark pink, the veins are white. The smell of meat should also be pleasant, without impurities such as chlorine, soap or, even worse, rotten meat.
Take note that the best forcemeat is obtained from the scapula, neck, back, because these muscles are less mobile during the life of the animal, which means that the meat of these parts of the body is softer and softer.
Usually minced meat is made using a meat grinder. But electric is quite expensive, but not every housewife can grind a large amount of meat in a manual meat grinder. It will make life easier for you to know that mince can be made with a blender. But it is better to approach this process competently.
Training
First, do not forget about safety precautions. In no case should you bring your fingers and other parts of the body to a working device. After work, it is better to disconnect it from the network in order to prevent accidental pressing of the power key.
Secondly, make sure the blender knives are sharp and clean. Only in this case, the correct uniform consistency of minced meat without unnecessary impurities is ensured.
After cooking, always thoroughly wash the blender and wipe all the cutting parts dry, so the appliance will last much longer and will delight you with its trouble-free operation.
How to make stuffing in a blender
If you have chilled meat, which is very good, because it guarantees the freshness of the product, then before grinding, it should be held a little in the freezer so that the flesh becomes harder and easier to grind. If for cooking you take a previously frozen piece, then, on the contrary, let it warm up a little, since not every blender can handle too hard meat.
Cut the meat into smaller pieces, no larger than a matchbox. It is important that these pieces are approximately the same in size, this ensures a uniform consistency of minced meat.
Then dip a few pieces into the blender and turn it on for a few seconds. Fifteen to thirty is often enough. Check if the meat is grind. The consistency should be uniform, slightly crumbly, in this case, proceed to the next portion of meat.
If you are cooking minced meat with an immersion blender, put the meat in a container and, holding the "Start" button on the handle of the appliance, grind the meat, then lowering the blender's knife into the pulp, then lifting it. Remember that, as a rule, you can’t work with such a blender for a long time without interruptions, it overheats and can burn out. The operating time of your model depends on the power of the device, so carefully read the instructions before using the blender.
After all the prepared meat is ground, you can add salt, spices, onions, even chopped vegetables such as tomatoes, cabbage and others or grated cheese.
Mix everything thoroughly.
Cooking Secrets
Stuffing should not be too liquid, if water is cut off from it, then slightly squeeze the product. To achieve the desired consistency, rub boiled potatoes into it or add breadcrumbs, pulp of white bread or a little flour. Most often, such manipulations have to be carried out with rabbit or chicken minced meat, cooked in a blender.
In order to make the stuffing softer, it is necessary to drive egg white into it. Stiffness of minced meat is most often the problem of semi-finished beef or meat of an old animal.
Once again we remind about spices. They can make mince uniquely tasty and aromatic, but they can also turn it into a mass with an unpleasant odor and disgusting taste. Therefore, keep proportions, adding seasonings in small portions.
About Mixing
If you want to cook a dish of minced meat of different varieties of meat, then remember that you do not need to mix pieces of different meat before cooking minced meat in a blender. First make minced meat of one kind, then another and just before cooking, mix. Minced meat from different varieties of meat should also be stored separately.
It is important to know that lamb, due to its specific taste, is not combined with any other kind of meat. But the rabbit is best mixed with chicken and nothing more. But pork and beef get along very well - minced meat from these types of meat is called "Home".
Pros and cons of minced meat in a blender
This method of preparing a semi-finished product has supporters and opponents. When asked whether it is possible to make minced meat in a blender, some respond negatively - after all, only a meat grinder can provide the correct chopping and, consequently, consistency. Others, on the contrary, argue that when using a blender, the mass is much more tender, and they prefer this method of cooking to traditional.
In any case, we advise you to try to make such stuffing in your kitchen and decide what point of view you are holding.