On Mar 6, 5:29 am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Dan Leifker" > wrote in message
>
> . ..
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> >I have a recipe that calls for cooked ground beef. I'd like to remove as
> >much fat as possible before I add other ingredients.
>
> > Friend #1 told me to boil (!) the ground beef and stir until the meat is
> > browned, and then pour off all the water. I tried this, and the meat
> > disintegrates into very tiny pieces, almost like coarse sand. (That
> > turned my sloppy Joes into sludge.)
>
> From what I have read, this is how they get it in fine pieces inMexican
> restaurants. I've never tried it.
>
>
>
> > Friend #2 said cook the meat as usual, and then add a quart of two of ice
> > water. The fat solidifies and rises to the top, and then I pour off all
> > the liquid.
>
> Never heard of doing that.
>
>
>
> > Friend #3 said the advice from Friend #2 was utter nonsense, and that I
> > should just cook the darn meat, pour off the fat, and proceed with the
> > recipe.
>
> Yep.
>
>
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> > Any suggestions for the best way to drain fat from ground beef? Friend #3
> > also said not to waste money on high-grade ground beef with less fat,
> > because you can pour off all the fat after cooking.
>
> You can't pour all the fat off of cheap, fatty beef but you can get most of
> it off. I generally don't buy that kind. Once in a while it is all I can
> get, or I will have a coupon for some of it for free. Only then do I get
> that kind.
>
> I bought some 7% lean, organic beef today. Cooked it up and there was no
> excess fat to take off. That's what I generally do.
>
>
>
> > I'm confused.
I happened to catch some tips on "Lean meats" from the Mayo Clinic
under Food and Nutrition. They said :
"Drain fat after cooking. After cooking ground meat, drain the fat
from the pan and rinse the meat with hot water. Blot the meat with a
paper towel to remove the water."
By Mayo Clinic Staff
Jun 7, 2007
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/foo...rition/NU00202
I think there may be several ways to go about this, I for one will
cook, drain then eat! Ahhhh...... the American way!