Beef Mince Recipes

Beef mince recipes are made in kitchens all over the world. Mince is a big favourite in Ireland. One reason for this is that beef mince can be batch-cooked with ease, making it great for advanced meal preparation. Read on to find out how beef mince is often cooked in Irish households and across the globe.

In Ireland, Shepherd's pie is a firm favourite. Although this family meal idea is typically made from minced lamb, you can adjust it to use beef mince with very little effort. Cooked with beef stock instead of lamb and with no additional ingredients, this mashed potato-topped pie is often called cottage pie. Take a look at this tasty cottage pie recipe for dinner tonight. 

Minced beef pies made with pastry and served with gravy and vegetables are also tasty treats. Best of all, you can easily make them at home. Another teatime classic, or for an indulgent lunch, is lightly spiced mince on soda bread.

To make enough beef meatballs to serve four, use the following steps. Simply increase the ingredients proportionally to make more or less.

1. Allow 400g of beef mince to come up to room temperature after removing it from the fridge.
2. Put the mince into a large mixing bowl and combine it with 50g of breadcrumbs. You can make breadcrumbs with leftover, stale bread by blitzing it in a food processor.
3. Optionally, add a finely chopped small onion plus a clove of minced garlic, working these ingredients into the mix.
4. Crack an egg into a cup and lightly beat it with a fork.
5. Add the egg to the mixture to bind it, combining everything by hand.
6. Season with salt and pepper, and add optional herbs like chopped parsley.
7. Form the mixture into balls by rolling them in the palms of the hands. Do so lightly, as there’s no need to push hard and squash the ingredients.
8. With the beef mince meatballs prepared, transfer them to a frying pan after washing your hands. Using a spoon, add a little oil to brown the surfaces.
9. The meatballs are now ready and can be added to any meatball recipe.