Emergency Mince Help

mardatha

I took some mince out of the freezer and its very thin and watery. is there anything I do to thicken it within the next 20 minutes ? It's heating now.

C_J

Drain off the excess liquid?

elona

You could add a little bit of cornflour or flour or add grated carrot etc or chopped tomatoes to it.

mardatha

well if I have to yes ! and pour it into the cats biscuits LOL - but cant I make it nice and thick for my mince ?
Elona its already full of carrot and lentils...just too much liquid.

A_fiend_for_life

Bread will thicken it too if you have no flour.

C_J

What else are you cooking with it? If you are using it as a bolognese sauce base, you can add some grated carrot or a handful of porridge oats to it which will thicken it up a bit.

Or for plain savoury mince, maybe add some beef gravy granules (or a crumbled stock cube and a thickening agent such as cornflour dissolved in a little bit of water).

Myrtle

Have you got any instant gravy granules? That's what I add to my quorn "mince" to thicken it.

C_J

Or peeled potatoes, chopped into tiny pieces. That'll thicken it up.

brownhandbag

mix some cornflour with cold water and stir in. Between 2 and 4 teaspoons should do it Good luck!

carriebradshaw

try a handful of porridge oats, I always use some, it stretches it further and thickens it, so no need for flour bisto or cornflour :j

mardatha

OK thanks everybody In the end I did a bit of everything, shoved the potatoes through, added more flavouring, and scattered in some flour.
Then the big sod said he hadnt wanted mince anyway he wanted haggis. ARRGGHH !