Boiled Hamburger

* Exported from MasterCook *

BOILED HAMBURGER

Recipe By : OAMC List
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories : Beef--Ground

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 pounds lean ground beef
2 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic -- optional
1 tablespoon onion powder -- optional

In a large pot - large enough to take four pounds of hamburger, and water
add hamburger and crumble with hands slightly. Add water until a "soup-like"
consistency. Add spices if desired.

Continue to crumble hamburger until it is soft with no lumps.

Cook to boiling, stirring occasionally. When all hamburger is brown, it's
done.

To Remove Fat:
Using a ladle and fat-separating measuring cup, ladle off fat and pour into
cup. When the fat has risen to the top, open "gate" on measuring cup and
pour broth back into the pot. Pour the remaining fat into an empty coffee
can to discard.

Alternate method:
Let hamburger cool. Place in refrigerator overnight.
"Peel" fat off the top and discard.

After the fat has been removed, drain. If desired, can be rinsed to remove
more fat.

GOLDI'S NOTE;
I have done this myself, when I make
Taco Salad and it is a great way to get
rid of the fat--however I have cats and
I give them the drained water with the
fat, rather than throw it away.

Cats do not have a problem with cholestrol, and since they have dry skin
this is a freebee, which makes me very
popular <g>

There is no water amount listed, but when I did one pound I added just
enough water to barely cover. And it worked just fine.

To freeze:
Using four bowls of the same size, divide hamburger equally.
Once completely cooled transfer one bowl into a freezer bag. Press out air
and seal. Freeze.

OPTIONAL: Add any spices desired - Garlic and onion powder work well.

MARY'S NOTES :
It sounds gross doesn't it? But it saves a whole lot of prep time when
creating things that need browned hamburger- like casseroles, chili, etc.
Works great. No fatty splatter over everything and a lot of hamburger can be
processed at once.

It probably removes some vitamins, but the fat content is lower, especially
if it's rinsed after it has been drained.

Mary Hagen
<M_Hagen@email.msn.com>
MC Recipes #1459
6-10-98

Repost by Goldi
gemini@cione.com
7-13-98


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