defrosting mince...

JulieGeorgiana

quintwins wrote: »

you can't really cook fresh mince you've frozen from frozen tho cause it would just be a big block, i don't really like the bags of frozen mince but i can see why people do it would be so easy to just cook it straight from the freezer

Sure you can... my mum did this all the time (once or twice a week)... but it takes FOREVER as you have to scrape the cooked parts off and try not to let the cooked parts burn. I really don't recommend it. I use the water method if I forget to remove it from the freezer in time.

PinkPeach

I just leave anything from the freezer out on the kitchen counter (still in it's packaging) to defrost on it's own for the day. By the time I cook tea about 5pm it's still cool but has no ice on it.

I'm also having lasagne tonight, yum!

OrkneyStar

I take it out the night before, defrost in the fridge, and then about 1hr on the work surface also (if needed).

squeakysue

I always use frozen mince as I can't stand the smell of fresh mince when cooking, strange I know!

toni_

another question if i made the lasagne today and put it in the fridge to cook for tomorrows night tea, would that be ok?

quintwins

toni_ wrote: »

another question if i made the lasagne today and put it in the fridge to cook for tomorrows night tea, would that be ok?

yeah thats fine but if it's not for tonights tea i'd stick it in the fridge to defrost and cook throw it all together tonight ready to bung in the oven tomorrow

Linda32

I personally wouldn't like to do that. Is it the time factory tomorrow that is a problem?

Someone will be along with a better suggestion.

OrkneyStar

squeakysue wrote: »

I always use frozen mince as I can't stand the smell of fresh mince when cooking, strange I know!

If I could find a decent frozen mince I would consider it, but anything I have found is yuck!

nibs

Why not cook the mince and make the sauce, leave in the fridge overnight and make the lasagna tomorrow. It only takes about 10 mins to make and 40 mins to cook. ( do you use fresh pasta? Its so much nicer)

rachbc

I often make lasagne ahead and cook the day i want to eat it - the ragu I use takes 3 hrs to cook so there no way I would make it from scratch in an evening!

So if I was having lasagne tomorrow - mince out before work today, make ragu this eve and either assemble lasange tonight and cook tomorrow or leave cooked ragu in fridge and make white sauce and assemble lasagne tomorrow