Savoury Mince
Savoury mince uses browned mince simmered with frozen vegetables for an easy, budget friendly weeknight dinner!
Servings 4
Calories 377kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g lamb mince ground lamb
- 1 teaspoon olive oil if needed
- 1 rasher bacon roughly chopped
- 1 brown onion roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 125 ml dry red wine
- 1 400g tin cherry tomatoes
- 250 ml beef stock
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- 1½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- ¾ teaspoon fine salt
- 1½ cups frozen peas, corn & carrot mix
- 1 tablespoon corn flour + enough cool tap water to make a thin paste
- Warm buttered toast to serve
Instructions
- In a heavy-based pot, fry the lamb mince over medium high heat (adding 1 teaspoon of olive oil if needed) until it is very well browned and any moisture has evaporated and there is some brown colour in the bottom of the pot. Remove any excess fat.500 g lamb mince, 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Add chopped bacon and chopped onion to the pot with the mince and continue to fry until the onion has softened. Then add tomato paste and crushed garlic and fry for a further 30 seconds.1 rasher bacon, 1 brown onion, 2 tablespoon tomato paste, 3 garlic cloves
- Add red wine to the pot and bring to simmer, scraping up any flavour spots from the bottom.125 ml dry red wine
- Add beef stock and tinned cherry tomatoes then use a potato masher to carefully crush the tomatoes in the pot.250 ml beef stock, 1 400g tin cherry tomatoes
- Then add ground cinnamon, allspice, dried oregano, worcestershire sauce & salt then bring to a simmer. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon allspice, ¾ teaspoon fine salt, 1½ teaspoon dried oregano, 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- Stir in frozen peas, carrot and corn mixture. Continue to simmer for 3-5 mins or until vegetables are soft.1½ cups frozen peas, corn & carrot mix
- Combine corn flour with enough cool tap water to make a thin paste, then stir gradually into the simmering mince mixture until you reach your desired consistency. Serve with warm buttered toast.1 tablespoon corn flour, Warm buttered toast to serve
Notes
- I like my savoury mince to be full of flavour, and the best way to achieve this is by browning the lamb mince really well, which in turn gives you a nice flavour base in the bottom of the pot - this is gold! Colour = flavour! You don't want to burn your mince, but you want it to be a nice dark colour.
- Most often savoury mince is made with beef mince, but for me lamb has a much deeper, richer taste which is why I chose it for this recipe. Feel free to use minced beef if you prefer.
- Adding bacon also builds the flavour, and because we are adding it to the pot with the already cooked mince it adds to the yummy brown bits at the bottom of the pot.
Nutrition
Calories: 377kcal