529917 Tue Jun 17 10:21:18 -0700 2008 33 31 Home Cooking 0 3787732 I need new ideas for ground beef. I'm tired of sloppy joes, hamburgers, tacos, nachos, etc.. I like shepards pie, but the family isn't crazy about it. Picadillo is always good, but I'm ready for something new. What's something I can make that is a crwod pleaser? Oh, the kids tried tator tot casserole the other day and I liked it. I've never had it. Anybody have a recipe? Tue Jun 17 10:21:20 -0700 2008 158403 jcattles 1 3787820 Italian meatballs Tue Jun 17 10:42:29 -0700 2008 3787732 52988 BellaDonna 1 3787836 There's a nice Spanish Style Hash recipe in Penelope Casas Cocina de Mama, which is one of this month's Cookbooks of the Month. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/524514#3751455 Also, some dan dan noodle recipes call for ground beef... http://www.chowhound.com/topics/494662#3480547 Also, Turkish manti recipes often call for ground beef. Here's one that has you use won ton wrappers to speed up the process a bit... http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2005/04/manti.php ~TDQ Tue Jun 17 10:47:07 -0700 2008 3787732 12005 The Dairy Queen 2 3789885 Oh, I forgot that Dunlop's ma po to fu and ants climbing a tree recipes call for ground beef, too. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/494663#3789279 ~TDQ Wed Jun 18 03:53:04 -0700 2008 3787836 12005 The Dairy Queen 1 3788172 Perhaps Swedish Meatballs? Add some sauteed mushrooms in a sauce of beef broth, worcestshire sauce,(can also add a touch of tomato paste or a dash of mustard) sour cream stirred in towards the end, followed by a squeeze of lemon juice and sprinkle of fresh dill. with mushrooms in a sauce of beef broth, worcestshire sauce,(can also add a touch of tomato paste or a dash of mustard) sour cream stirred in towards the end, followed by a squeeze of lemon juice and sprinkle of fresh dill. You could use any basic recipe for stroganoff for the sauce. Or you could do something like a middle eastern kofta - by adding cinnamon or cloves or allspice to the mix, along with some garlic, chopped onion, salt and pepper. Then serve it as little patties with a tzatziki sauce (yogurt cucumber sauce), in pitas with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. Or mix in some rice and stuff the mix into zucchinis. This recipe uses ground turkey, but ground beef would work. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/SWEDISH-TURKEY-MEATBALLS-WITH-EGG-NOODLES-101068 Tue Jun 17 12:14:46 -0700 2008 3787732 150115 Mellicita 1 3788236 Bobby's Goulash Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007 2 pounds lean ground beef 1 pound ground turkey 2 large onions, chopped 3 cups water 1 (29-ounce) can tomato sauce 2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning 3 bay leaves 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon House Seasoning, recipe follows 1 tablespoon seasoned salt 2 cups dried elbow macaroni In a Dutch oven, saute the ground beef and ground turkey over medium-high heat, until no pink remains. Break up meat while sauteing; spoon off any grease. Add the onions to the pot and saute until they are tender about 5 minutes. Add 3 cups water, along with the tomato sauce, tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, soy sauce, House Seasoning, and seasoned salt. Stir well. Place a lid on the pot and allow this to cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Add the elbow macaroni, stir well, return the lid to the pot, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Turn off the heat, remove the bay leaves and allow the mixture to sit about 30 minutes more before serving. House Seasoning: 1 cup salt 1/4 cup black pepper 1/4 cup garlic powder Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months. Tue Jun 17 12:30:09 -0700 2008 3787732 179533 MsAlyp 1 3788294 porcupine balls, meatloaf, stuffed peppers ( rice and beef), beef potstickers, salisbury steak, meatball stew, bolagnaise sauce,american chop suey,el dorado casserole, all kinds of crazy flavored burgers, hawaiian, asian, californian, thai, BBQ etc, I prefer hand cut meat for Larb, but I've had it with regular ground and its good. Tue Jun 17 12:45:21 -0700 2008 3787732 78681 coastie 1 3788602 Try making donairs. Oregano, garlic, onion flavoured hamburger served in strips on pita with lettuce, tomato, onion, with a yogurt garlic sauce. The recipe I use is called Dash's Donair. It is easy to find with your favourite search engine. Tue Jun 17 13:59:35 -0700 2008 3787732 182230 Alacrity59 1 3788616 I hear you...we're down to just ground beef from last fall's beef, and I have been trying to come up with new ideas, too. Salisbury steak has been a real hit around our place lately, lots of variations on this board. The tator tot casserole is one of those things I'm embarrased to make, but it is good in a white-trash sorta way, the kids love it, and it's great for make-ahead dinners. I just brown ground beef with onions and garlic, and add some worsteshire sauce and a can of cream-of-anything soup. Dump it into a baking dish, top with some cooked green beans, a layer of tots, and a sprinkle of cheese if you're so inclined. Bake at 350 until the tots are browned and the meat mix is bubbly, maybe 20-30 minutes. There's lots of recipes for it online. Tue Jun 17 14:03:12 -0700 2008 3787732 24930 kmr 1 3788812 I brown 1 pound ground beef with an onion, then layer it with canned corn, tater tots and lots of cheddar cheese. Definitely comfort food! Tue Jun 17 15:05:17 -0700 2008 3787732 14917 mtngirlnv 1 3788912 Meatballs (and spaghetti) Chili Mexican lasagna (might fit in with your 'tired of' but it's interesting once in a while. Empanada's- make your own dough or cheat using tube biscuits brushed with egg white and baked. Meatloaf can be made with just ground beef (but I wouldn't recommend it!) Make faux Gryo's and sub the beef for the lamby stuff they use- warm pitas, make the yogurt/cuke sauce that I can't spell but I love... I've done Ma Pa Tofu with g.beef instead of pork (jury is still out on the results) Do you like cabbage? Stuffed cabbage rolls, stuffed zuke or baked stuffed peppers. For inspiration I'll do a chowhound search for the ingredient, or I poke around on my favorite non-epicurain idea site allrecipes.com- the reviews are funny too. Tue Jun 17 15:44:22 -0700 2008 3787732 110426 Boccone Dolce 1 3788988 Steak tartare, raw diced beef,w a raw egg, chopped onion and capers. No worries about tomatoes! Tue Jun 17 16:14:02 -0700 2008 3787732 93538 Passadumkeg 2 3789062 If you're eating raw beef and raw eggs, why would you worry about tomatoes? :-) Tue Jun 17 16:48:15 -0700 2008 3788988 40385 othervoice 1 3789105 Bisquicks Impossible Cheeseburger Pie easy, kids like it, so do I ! http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/Recipe.aspx?recipeId=35487 Tue Jun 17 17:03:44 -0700 2008 3787732 13429 chowmel 1 3789136 Laab: break up and toss ground meat in boiling water, continue to break up the meat, strain after 30 seconds. let the residual heat drive off any moisture. Add lime juice, fish sauce, chopped red onion, chopped green onion, chopped ginger, lots of chopped fresh chile, chopped cilantro, torn mint, mix in some uncooked toasted and ground rice. Serve topped with a bit more ground rice, chile slices, and torn mint. Serve with hot rice (Lao sticky rice if possible) and lots of green leaves (cabbage, lettuce, ...). Tue Jun 17 17:15:49 -0700 2008 3787732 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 3789179 sounds like a very good Laab recipe - I mispelled it above - but a really great use for ground beef and so different than the heavy foods ussually associated with ground beef Tue Jun 17 17:36:20 -0700 2008 3789136 78681 coastie 3 3789506 Really! Spicy, complex flavors, light, simple to do. Tue Jun 17 20:07:03 -0700 2008 3789179 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 3789247 This is new to me - sounds fabulous! I'm going to try this very soon... thanks! Tue Jun 17 18:04:24 -0700 2008 3789136 24930 kmr 2 3789382 Wow! I want some. Too bad I just unplugged the aerogarden- it didn't grow anything (again) excpet the basil. I am un-minted for now, unless I buy some. I have everything else but the cilantro. Maybe this weekend. Ground rice-just enough to bind the meat? Guess I have some Laab reading to do! Tue Jun 17 19:11:29 -0700 2008 3789136 110426 Boccone Dolce 3 3789501 No. The nutty ground toasted rice does somewhat the opposite--keeps all nicely separated. Tue Jun 17 20:05:01 -0700 2008 3789382 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 3791791 Here's Dommy's recipe, with pictures: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/503119 One of the truly great uses for iceberg lettuce. Wed Jun 18 13:22:16 -0700 2008 3789136 23712 DiveFan 2 4721239 When Googling on "ideas for ground beef" this thread came up high on the list. When the link brought me to this laab recipe, I was so intrigued by the idea of boiling ground meat instead of browning, I had to try it. The results were so good that I had to sign-up for Chowhound just to tell you thanks for posting it. I used Tamari instead of fish sauce and minced ginger from a jar. I ground my chile flakes in with the toasted rice. I happened to have Vidalia onions so I used that instead of the green and red. Again, thanks for the great recipe. It is already a family favorite with us. Thu May 28 05:41:51 -0700 2009 3789136 323634 Roxianna 3 4721530 That's wonderful! Thank you. Thu May 28 07:28:39 -0700 2009 4721239 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 4723112 Speaking of boiled hamburger, I just tried a recipe for Cincinnati style chili that uses this technique. I was amazed how well it turned out - completely different than Texas style but still great beef flavor. Think of it as a Greek/Middle East influenced pasta sauce: http://members.cox.net/jjschnebel/cinnchil.html http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/RECIPES/RECIPES/meats/cincinchili.html Thu May 28 15:17:59 -0700 2009 3789136 23712 DiveFan 1 3789298 Porcupine meatballs; recipe online ~~ but be sure to pick recipe that uses tomato soup and worchestershire sauce Hamburger Corn Casserole ~~ Brown ground beef w/chopped onion; drain. Cook 8 oz noodles, drain. add 1 can cream of mushroom, 1 can cream of chicken, and 1 cup sour cream. mix thoroughly. Add 1 can corn, drained and the ground beef. bake until hot. My mother used to put buttered bread crumbs on top before baking. Tue Jun 17 18:26:24 -0700 2008 3787732 109905 laliz 1 3789331 I love Chapli Kababs, and they're definitely a crowd pleaser (depends on the crowd, I guess, but I've seen a platter of these disappear before.) Basically you can do them as patties if you like and serve them with whatever bread you have around- they work great on the grill, especially with a bit of char. I will play around with the spicing somewhat, sometimes I will use fresh methi leaf if I have it (it is awesome with lamb that way), but here is a basic recipe: http://www.dvo.com/recipe_pages/grilln/Slipper_Burgers_-_Chapli_Kebab.html Tue Jun 17 18:44:16 -0700 2008 3787732 12713 TongoRad 1 3789814 Joe's Special (scrambled eggs with ground beef and spinach). Wed Jun 18 00:55:28 -0700 2008 3787732 184315 weem 2 3791801 Here's a 'blast from the past' version: http://life-eos.blogspot.com/2007/10/new-new-joes-special.html Also check out the classic ground beef casseroles called 'More' and 'Western Meal In One': http://life-eos.blogspot.com/2007/10/more-more-more-recipe.html http://life-eos.blogspot.com/2007/10/western-meal-in-one.html Wed Jun 18 13:24:22 -0700 2008 3789814 23712 DiveFan 1 3790232 I like this take on "Spanish Rice" I roast pablanos, remove the skin, seeds and veins, and dice. I add this to onions and garlic that I sauté. I add cooked ground beef/turkey and season with chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. I add black beans, corn, and pre-cooked rice to the pan to heat up. I then cover the mixture with Mexican spiced cheese and put it under the broiler until it is nice and bubbly. I finish off with homemade salsa and sour cream, and some sliced fresh jalapenos for SO An added bonus...only one pot gets dirty! Wed Jun 18 07:06:27 -0700 2008 3787732 147969 kmills9408 2 3790329 Stuff the rice mix. into a roasted Green chiles or Poblanos, dip in beaten egg white & fry and you've got yourself some wicked good chile rellanos. Wed Jun 18 07:35:26 -0700 2008 3790232 93538 Passadumkeg 1 3790851 check out http://www.answerstv.com and go to the food channel. They have a section for beef, and its all videos full of info. It should definitely give you an idea and help...good luck! Wed Jun 18 09:48:15 -0700 2008 3787732 201845 stacyl143 1 3792367 Form the beef into patties and salt and pepper. Saute the patties in a skillet along with some sliced onions. Pour a can of beef cravy over all and cover. Cook until done. Serve with mashed potatoes. Wed Jun 18 16:16:16 -0700 2008 3787732 162997 lattelover 1 3792527 This is super easy and really good. It was a finalist recipe in thenational beef cooking contest that my mom was in one year. It takes about 30 minutes to make. I am paraphrasing here: Black Bean Chili 1 lb ground beef 1 can black bean soup (I use the Progresso brand) 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup prepared tomato salsa 1-1/3 cup water 1/4 cup sliced green onion sour cream Brown beef in a small dutch oven. Add soup, beans, salsa, water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 min. uncovered. Stir in green onions, Serve in bowls. Put a dollop of sour cream on each serving. Sometimes I use ground turkey, but the beef is more flavorful. Plain yogurt is an alternative to sour cream. I serve this with corn muffins. It is unbelievably easy and my kids love it! Wed Jun 18 17:15:37 -0700 2008 3787732 12789 pcdarnell 1 3792572 I think this it what I was doing for a while - saute some diced onion, add a little garlic, add cinnamon, cumin, little tumeric - add minced jalapeno - brown beef separately and drain - add s&p to taste and a little cayenne if you like spicy (or chili paste) Here's the really yummy part - pile in the middle of a bowl of hummus and scoop up with pita - for a fancy presentation you can roll the beef in a spring roll wrapper (long and skinny like a cigar), fry and serve with the hummus as a dip - sprinkly some dukkah on top of the hummus Wed Jun 18 17:34:22 -0700 2008 3787732 57005 harryharry