Ground Beef

My husband is addicted to the crispy tacos at Jim Boys (Northern Cal/Nevada locations)...he's been eating them since he was a little boy. Does anyone know how they make the ground beef filling for...

I know in theory it is supposed to be tossed but what does everyone else do? Took out a vacuum sealed 1lb frozen pack of ground beef put it on the counter at about 9PM with the intention of stickin...

by fldhkybnva 6 years ago

SO and I often throw together quick meals at night with ground beef + other ingredients available. However, I can't figure out why when I cook ground beef in a pan it always has a chewy texture. ...

After all these years, I suddenly remembered having to skim fat off the ground beef when I made pasta sauce with it. Now, even with 20% fat it still has little taste. I've tried adding half with gr...

I read somewhere that hamburgers will become more tough and chewy when you press the meat down too much when forming a patty...however it often gets smashed before you get home. When you are orderi...

Over the last several years there has been a proliferation of "Gourmet" fresh hamburgers @ my supermarket, ShopRite. They are generally mixtures of chuck, brisket, and sometimes short ribs. They a...

by groover808 9 years ago

I tried making a hotdog chili this weekend, but this always baffles me when I'm cooking ground beef. When you need a really fine ground texture, how do you cook it? Usually I dump the meat in a hot...

I found a link to this site but it's years old. I am looking for a recipe to make the ground beef filling in Jim Boy Taco's. Does anyone have one? would be so grateful. Thank you!

Does anyone know the following: How many cups in 1 pound of raw ground beef? How many cups in 1 pound of ground beef after it's been browned and the fat drained off? I am assuming that t...

by chowhormones 4 years ago

Does anyone know how I can make ground beef crunchy? I had a dish in Korea that was called Crunchy Bulgogi and I've had no luck searching on the internet. I don't need the bulgogi flavour, just lik...

by Melanie Wong 8 months ago

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Ok, so our local Mexican restaurant makes some really great basic ground beef tacos. But the strange thing is, the meat is not heavily seasoned at all. It’s very subtle. I know they are probably bo...

So my all time favorite burger in LA is at Stout Burger in Hollywood. I would love to replicate it at home but apparently they use a mix of different cuts of beef that they do not disclose. So it...

i had a cooked hamburger (just plain ground beef burger, no egg) in the fridge for 9 days. is it ok to eat at this point? if it's been too long, what do u think the cut off point is? 3days? 7 d...

Hi, all. Assuming I want to brown ground beef properly, to the point of it being quite dark, I have a question about the most effective method for doing so. I have approx. 2lbs of ground beef...

I made some hamburgers on Sunday evening using fresh ground beef. I left two burgers in the fridge uncooked. Are they still ok to cook today and eat?

My favorite butcher in San Francisco, Bryan's, has great ground chuck but I've decided I want to grind my own (am I a control freak?). What do I ask for? Center cut chuck? Do I need to buy fat f...

We are only 2 in my household and to be honest, we only really cook on the weekends due to time constraints. I've been buying our meats from Costco as I have an inherent (and potentially misgu...

I bought a pound of ground beef from Trader Joes, it's 85/15%. It's been in my freezer for about a week, I defrosted it on the counter and added some chopped onions and seasoning. After shaping ...

by mschow 10 years ago

I was thinking about making stuffed red peppers for dinner. Just to check the proper amount of meat vs rice to cook, I looked at some recipes online. Most of them call for browning the meat befor...