/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.19012349]

suppose I'm an actual, literal retard who has somehow managed to avoid learning even the most basic things in life.
how would i go about cooking ground beef?

[Anonymous No.19012359]

Pan or pot med heat. Add oil and garlic and onion. Stir around for a while until you feel like adding the beef. Add beef. Stir occasionally until you can't see pink anymore if you choose a larger piece in two. Season as desired. A nice easy way is to add a taco packet.

[Anonymous No.19012360]

>>19012349
dump it in a hot pan and see what happens. learning to cook is experimenting.

[Anonymous No.19012364]

>>19012349
Put in pan
Put pan on stove
Turn stove on
Heat until its all brown, stirring every few minutes

[Anonymous No.19012375]

>>19012349
CRAM IT UP YOUR ASSHOLE AND PUKE IT OUT YOUR MOUTH

[Anonymous No.19012390]

>>19012349
i feel you, anon. every time i try to cook ground beef i get the shits

[Anonymous No.19012403]

drain the fat while cooking it unless you love greasy sludge that hardens into a disgusting fatty crust when it goes in the fridge

[Anonymous No.19012412]

>>19012349
Read and follow Claudia's directions

[Anonymous No.19012421]

>>19012403
What are you some kind of picky eater that doesn't like greasy sludge?

[Anonymous No.19012426]

>>19012349
Large skillet
Preheat on high for a couple minutes
Add cooking oil
Adjust heat to medium or so
Add beef
While cooking, stab and stir the beef frequently with a spatula to break it apart so it doesn't clump
When there's no more pink, continue cooking for a few more minutes
When done cooking, pour off the grease and also depending on what you're cooking, rise the beef in water a few times to make the flavor less strong

[Anonymous No.19012438]

>>19012349
As a general rule, most foods can be adequately cooked by just putting them in a sauce pan, adding a little oil and salt, and cooking them over low-medium. With a lid for wetter food and no lid for dryer, crispier food.

[Anonymous No.19012440]

>>19012426
GET THE FUCK OUTTA DODGE

[Anonymous No.19012463]

>>19012349
Unless it's extremely lean ground beef you don't really need cooking oil. The fat will render out into the pan. You'll want to use about a half teaspoon of salt per pound of ground beef. You could even go higher than that. The mistake that people cooking make is they don't use enough salt. You can use other spaces too but the one you have to use so that it doesn't taste like garbage is salt.

1 lb ground beef
1/2 tsp salt
Black pepper
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
6 eggs

Put the beef into the pan with the salt spices and Worchester Shire sauce. Cook until the pink is gone. Add the garlic and cook a little bit longer. Add the six eggs and stir them into the beef. Cook until the eggs are done to your satisfaction. Taste it and if you don't find the taste pops, add some more salt. You can also add chili powder paprika you could fry an onion first in some butter and then add the beef. Remember that cooking is the process of heating food and adding flavor. Many people confuse cooking with heating food up. You wouldn't just heat ground beef up until it were no longer raw. You would add salt and spices. Or if not spices you would definitely add salt.

[Anonymous No.19012471]

>>19012426
Oh I forgot the rinsing step. What you really want to do is take your sink fill it with warm water and add some dish soap. Then you want to put the ground beef in a strainer and wash the beef in the strainer in the sink. You really want to give it a good washing so that the soap can remove any bacteria that weren't cooked off. Then you want to run the beef under warm water so that you can remove all of the soap.

[Anonymous No.19012484]

>>19012471
No, you don't want to use soap, lol. Rinsing is just an easy way to remove the strong flavors and odors of the beef, not perfect. The ideal way to do it would be to par-boil it, but that can be a pain with ground beef.

[Anonymous No.19012533]

>>19012463
This is actually good minus the eggs. Good base for many different recipes. Want tacos? Throw in some chili powder and cumin. Want spaghetti? Throw in some tomato sauce. Want ground beef stroganoff? Throw in some mushrooms, broth, and sour cream. I also use granulated garlic instead of fresh when browning meat since cooking fresh garlic too much ruins the flavor. Always add fresh garlic towards the end.

[Anonymous No.19012539]

>>19012533
Yeah the eggs are sort of what I do because I'm too lazy to cook both beef and eggs in their major parts of my diet. But I honestly do like the flavor. I also drench it in hot sauce.

[Anonymous No.19012593]

>>19012349
For tacos put it in a pan and break it up, if it has a lot of fat you don't need any oil, drain the excess fat into another container and save it. Add a seasoning packet and follow the directions or you can make your own. The mix I keep is
>1 cup flour
>2 tablespoons chili powder
>2 tablespoons chipotle chili powder
>4 teaspoons salt
>2 teaspoons paprika
>1 teaspoon onion powder
>a few shakes of garlic powder
>cayenne if you want it hotter
on low heat add a few tablespoons to the beef along with some water and mix to combine, cook until the water is gone and it's a sort of gravy texture. Add more of seasoning if you want it spicier, throw it on a tortilla and eat with whatever

[Anonymous No.19012599]

What I do is that I get about a 1lb of 80/20 ground beef, begin to cook in the pan, season with kosher salt and black pepper, then add a couple of dashes of paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and red pepper flake, break into pieces until cooked through, then take 6oz of that, put in a bowl and make two eggs (cooked however you liked) to place on top with a slight squeeze of sriracha.

That's how you make a low budget protein plate.

[Anonymous No.19012692]

>>19012349
Lul

[Anonymous No.19012693]

I'm LITERALLY retarded bros, I don't know half the vocabulary normal people take for granted.
Like what the fuck is "medium" supposed to refer to? What the fuck is "oil"? that could be anything

[Anonymous No.19012778]

>>19012693
medium can refer to doneness (irrelevent for ground beef) or the heat on your stove. In every instance in this thread it refers to the heat setting. see the attached picasso for a general idea. Oil is cooking oil which is stuff like butter, vegetable oil, olive oil, or the fat from the meat.

[Anonymous No.19012782]

>>19012778
*cooking fat

[Anonymous No.19012790]

>>19012778
Thanks anon, it's hard to find incredibly basic information because it's just assumed that everybody already knows

[Anonymous No.19012798]

>>19012790
If you're completely lost, simply watch youtube videos to some sense of the basics. I'm sure you could search shit like "how to fry food" "how to boil food" and there's probably videos that can help you.

[Anonymous No.19012824]

Heat it up until it's cooked.

[Anonymous No.19012843]

>>19012349
Really, watch The French Chef with Julia Child
She taught generations of cooklets
Yes, the black and white TV show

[Anonymous No.19012873]

Anon, here's a really easy ground beef recipe that my mom used to make when I was a kid and I still love it and use it as a cheap, easy weeknight meal that has leftovers. You will need (assuming you are American and can get this stuff easily):
>1 lb ground beef
>A heaping cup of frozen corn or 1 can of sweet corn
>1 bell pepper (color doesn't matter)
>1 small/medium onion
>1 packet of taco seasoning
>1 can of tomato soup concentrate
>1 box of Jiffy corn muffin mix, plus what you need to make that (usually 1/3 cup milk and 1 egg)
>1 can green chilies
Pre-heat the oven according to the instructions on the Jiffy mix (375 I think). Dice the bell pepper and onion in a skillet until the onion is just about translucent, then add the ground beef and cook until no longer pink. Drain excess fat if necessary. Add the corn and green chilies, then add the tomato soup concentrate, combine, then add the taco seasoning and combine. Separately, make the corn muffin mix in a bowl (add some shredded cheese and some of the green chilies to the mix optionally). Put the beef mixture in a casserole pan, then spread the cornbread mix over the top, bake according to Jiffy directions.

[Anonymous No.19012920]

>>19012349
Brown it in a pan, then put it on a plate. Make a mirepoix with diced onion, carrot and celery. Once that's nicely done, add about half a bulb of finely chopped garlic and some peeled tomatoes, generous sprinkling of salt, good splash of worcester sauce and any other seasoning you fancy. Then put the beef back in, simmer for a while, thicken with butter and flour and serve with spaghetti.

[Anonymous No.19012981]

>>19012693
10w30 motor oil is standard in the kitchen.

[Anonymous No.19012986]

>>19012798
This one is for the wifes and girlfriends
"How do I boil water"

[Anonymous No.19012999]

>>19012920
Then its called beef-o-getti

[Anonymous No.19013007]

>>19012873

That sounds like something my mom made for us growing up. You're spot-on about leftovers too

[Anonymous No.19013015]

>>19012349
Put the beef in the pan, cut up and add potatos, onions, and garlic when theres water in the beef. When the water disappears or majority evaporated, add some tomatoes in there. If you want your meat crispy, let it toast a bit more before adding tomatoes.
Add salt or garlic power if you don't have garlic. Maybe something spicy if you want, I personally use chili powder from an Indian store I found. Eat it with rice or eggs if you want or you can add corn when you add the tomatoes.
You can pretty much add anything with ground beef, its versatile and pretty much always tastes good.

[Anonymous No.19013020]

>>19013015
I'm actually gonna make some beef today later on so I can show you pics of what I do, if you're interested OP.

[Anonymous No.19013130]

>>19012981
thank you anon
finally some actual fucking advice

[Anonymous No.19014167]

Wow, this thread has convinced me that nobody on this board has any idea how to cook. Adding oil to cook ground beef? Really?

Here’s a blueprint for preparing any ground beef-based recipe:
>In a dry skillet, ideally non-stick, crank up the heat to medium-high
>you will know it is hot enough when a drop of water vaporizes on contact with the pan
>slap the wad of ground beef into the pan and immediately press it flat in one big layer across the surface of the pan, as if you’re making a giant burger, the meat should be sizzling pretty aggressively, do not touch it or try to stir or break it up
>turn the heat down a touch and season the top side of your meat layer with salt and pepper
>after a little bit, peek under the layer with a spatula, if a nice brown crust has formed, it’s time to start flipping and breaking up the meat
>allow the meat to cook the rest of the way through, stirring occasionally
>finely dice whatever aromatics you want in the beef at this time (onion, garlic, peppers, etc)
>when the meat is done, remove from the pan with a slotted spoon, a healthy amount of beef fat should still be in the pan
>fat is what gives beef it’s delicious ‘beefy’ flavor. Retards will tell you to throw it out. Don’t.
>sautée your aromatics in the beef fat on medium low heat, starting with hearty ones like onion, adding garlic near the end
>finish by blooming any spices you wish to add in the fat as well, stir for a minute or so, before adding the beef back to the pan
>stir to incorporate aromatics and spices
>add water/stock here if desired, cook and reduce
>taste for seasoning and make any final adjustments

[Anonymous No.19014180]

1) pick youtuber (such as jean pierre)
2) search salisbury steak or meatloaf or burger or meatballs
3) copy what youtuber does
wa la

[Anonymous No.19014406]

>>19012426
>>19012484
Are you from a third world country where beef tastes gamey or something? The first part was good advice but wtf

[Anonymous No.19014418]

>>19012359
>add oil
>to ground beef
So how close are you to a mobility scooter? How them knees feeling?

[Anonymous No.19014423]

>>19014406
imagine actually falling for that bait

[Anonymous No.19014455]

>>19012349
>mix 1/2 lb of ground beef, 1/2 lb ground pork together (or 1lb of just ground beef if you are a fag)
>put 1/2 cup of milk in measuring cup, take 1 piece of white bread, rip it into chunks and soak in milk
>in bowl, add 1 egg, 1/4 cup shredded parmesan, some diced onion, 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, teaspoon of salt, teaspoon of black pepper, italian seasoning, red pepper flake
>mix dry ingredients, mix in milk/bread, then mix all ingredients into ground meat.

>scoop into balls with cookie scoop

>dump quart size container of pasta sauce into pan, heat until just boiling
>dump in all meatballs and wait ~20 minutes, pull when meatballs temp at or over 165

>serve on toasted hoagie rolls with mozzarella and pepperoncinis
Extremely easy, mix shit together and dump it in boiling sauce, you cant fuck it up, you cant even overboil them.
Pic related is you, eating something that resembles a real meal without it being hard at all

[Anonymous No.19014839]

>>19012471
yeah this is a crucial step that makes a ton of difference. Instead of dish soap, I like to use mineral oil at the end because it really adds that extra oomph to it. kinda cuts down on the beef water flavor too

[Anonymous No.19015346]

Def cook beyond just "no more pink" like 90 seconds beyond.

[Anonymous No.19015395]

The first rool of ground beef is to HAVE FUN. (:
There’s no right or wrong way anon. I know it sounds cliche, but my honest advice is to just be yourself, be confident, try not to rape me. Try not to rape me. all of the beef into your anus

[Anonymous No.19015422]

>>19012349
the first step is to first make your own hokkaido bread rolls (link to my cookbook is in the description)

[Anonymous No.19016286]

>>19012349
Olive oil.
Put in pan.
Season.
Add sauces like BBQ or whatever you want.
Cook until it is dark or crispy.

[Anonymous No.19016337]

>>19012349
Mix in some seasonings, shape into patties, and make hamburgers. Not hard.

[Anonymous No.19016452]

>>19012463
People really underestimate how much salt they need with minced beef, it's annoying. I've even been to supposed gourmet burger places where they used expensive fresh ingredients that have absolutely zero taste because they barely seasoned it.

[Anonymous No.19016492]

>>19012359
>not adding a tab of tomato paste
anon....

[Anonymous No.19016545]

>>19012349
>Put pan/pot on the stove
>Add oil/lard
>Medium heat
>Add diced onions
>Stir fry until translucent
>Add garlic
>Stir fry until fragant
>Add beef
>Continue cooking while breaking up the beef
>Keep cooking until all the water evaporates
>Add salt, pepper and other seasonings

[Anonymous No.19016587]

>>19014418
Nta, but it's written lazily. The oil is clearly for the onions and garlic though which are cooked first, then meat is added