Can't make a decent pan of mince these days!

tessie_bear

i find mince can look grey and i dont think this helps matters...i have found putting in a tablespoon of tom puree makes a rich brown looking mince which i feel helps the taste

ragz_2

It's the fat. Fat has all the flavour. Get butchers mince and not the lean stuff, the real thing tastes so much better. Lean supermarket mince is tasteless...

tryingtobethrifty

Thanks Pipkin for posting this. I thought I was going mad. I'd actually stopped liking mince and was thinking of not buying it at all anymore.
I'll try getting some from the butchers

cornishchick

My secret... lol mince from my local butcher.
A spoon of bovril or marmite.
Perfect...
Need to stop bulking it out though lol keep trying to clear the freezer but stretch 250 gs to much and need to freeze a portion...

fridge_raider

I find that a lot of people (and I'm not saying this applies to you) don't brown the mince enough - they just fry until it goes from red/pink to grey, without giving it a good, deep colour before braising it in the jipper. I think that it has a big effect on the flavour.

Pipkin

Thanks all for your replies, I really appreciate them. Will try and hunt out a butcher, see if that restores my faith in the humble mince and potato!

monnagran

I endorse all the above suggestions. My mince can have any or all of the following -
Oxo, Worcester sauce. brown sauce, tomato puree, garlic, onions, mushrooms, Bovril, mixed herbs, bisto, and my last genius discovery

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Branston Pickle. No-one has ever said that my mince is tasteless, although eyes have been known to water.

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craigywv

hi, I had same problem I was buying super market mince and it just turned into hard brown worms! invest in some butcher mince so much softer and tasty. I like GQ cook in its own fat and add a sprinkle of gravy powder over it. if I want a more gravy consistency I make up a mug of gravy and pour it in and mix it up. I also add a chopped onion to my mince I forgot to say. hth. deffo give up the s market and pay for the butchers. I would prefer to get a better quality mince , maybe not as often due to price but cant compete on the taste.

Steve059

Or ...



... make your own.

And you can imagine that what you're feeding into it are bits of someone you don't like.

Eenymeeny

I read a tip on here of adding a good dollop of chutney to mince and casseroles, using the designer types that they sell in B&Ms and delicatessan-type places when they are nearing their sell by date Adds a lovely piquancy to the flavour (plus a good dollop of bovril!)