BROWNING GROUND BEEF OR GROUND TURKEY – WITHOUT ONIONS
Here’s how to brown about one pound of ground beef or ground turkey on the stove top. ______1.
______2.
Get pan. Get olive oil cooking spray. Get ground beef or ground turkey (about 1 pound). Get long handled spoon. Get slotted spoon. or Get strainer. Decision.
Spray oil into pan.
or ______2A. Decision.
______3.
Don’t spray pan with olive oil.
Put meat into pan.
______4.
Wash and dry hands.
______5.
Put pan on to stove.
______6.
Turn on stove to medium.
______7.
Careful!
Break apart meat.
______8.
______9.
Stir occasionally – until meat is no longer pink.
Turn off stove.
______10. Decision. Careful!
by tipping pan.
Drain fat from pan
or ______10A. Decision. Careful!
slotted spoon.
or
Drain fat with
______10B. Decision. Careful!
strainer.
Drain fat with
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BROWNING GROUND BEEF OR GROUND TURKEY – WITHOUT ONIONS
Here’s how to brown about one pound of ground beef or ground turkey on the stove top. Use as an ingredient in another dish that generally requires further cooking. It’s good to know these particulars: Use ground meat that is either fresh or defrosted for this recipe. At the end of this recipe, the browned ground beef or ground turkey is ready (and safe) to eat, but it is generally used in another recipe that requires further cooking. This recipe assumes that a pan with a heat resistant handle(s)* is used. More information is available in the Basic Start, Cupboards section – Nonstick Pots and Pans with Heat Resistant Handles. Learn more about olive oil cooking spray* in the Basic Start, Cupboards section – Olive Oil Cooking Spray and how to grease a pan by going to the Basic Start, How To’s section – Grease. The Basic Start, Cupboards sections – Slotted Spoon and Strainer, and the Basic Start, How To’s section – Strainer, have helpful information about using a slotted spoon and a strainer. ______1.
Get pan. Get olive oil cooking spray--if using. Get ground beef or ground turkey (about 1 pound). Get long handled spoon. Get slotted spoon. or Get strainer. Get a clean pan, olive oil cooking spray--if your pan is not a nonstick one, about one pound of ground beef (chuck, round or sirloin) or ground turkey, a clean, long handled spoon for stirring, a clean slotted spoon, or a clean strainer placed into a sink.
______2.
Decision. Spray oil into pan. If you’re using the oil, spray on a light coating to the bottom of the pan. If your pan typically has foods stick to it easily, you will want to consider using this light coating of olive oil before you start to brown the meat.
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______2A. Decision. Don’t spray oil into pan. If your pan is nonstick, you don’t need to use the olive oil spray. ______3.
Put meat into pan. Open the package of meat and empty it into the pan. Throw away the package.
______4.
Wash and dry hands. Wash and dry your hands. Raw meat can carry harmful bacteria.
______5.
Put pan on to stove. Put the pan on to a stove burner.
______6.
Turn on stove to medium. Turn on the stove burner to a medium heat.
______7.
Careful! Break apart meat. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan so that it’s steady and safe. Using your other hand and the long handled spoon, break apart the meat so that it’s in crumbly chucks rather than in one large piece.
______8.
Stir occasionally – until meat is no longer pink. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan so that it’s steady and safe. Using your other hand and the long handled spoon, occasionally stir the meat until all of the meat is no longer pink in color.
______9.
Turn off stove. Turn off the stove burner.
______10. Decision. Careful! Drain fat from pan by tipping pan. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan and take the pan off of the stove. Carry the pan to the sink and gently tip the pan so the fat slowly pours out but the meat stays in the pan. This is tricky and messy and takes a lot of practice. Please make a decision beforehand about where you would like the fat to be poured. Some households do not pour fat down the drain due to clogs. or
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______10A. Decision. Careful! Drain fat from pan using slotted spoon. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan so that it’s steady and safe. Using your other hand and the slotted spoon, spoon up the meat from the pan and put the meat into another pan or container (depending on what your next step is with the browned beef and onions). Each time you spoon up meat, let some of the fat drip into the pan before you transfer the meat to another container. This will be a slow process because you continue to put grease back into the pan and you will have to deal with it until the last spoonful of meat is scooped up and out. Please make a decision beforehand about where you will dispose of the fat remaining in the original pan. Some households do not pour fat down the drain due to clogs. or ______10B. Decision. Careful! Drain fat from pan using strainer. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan and take the pan off of the stove. Carry the pan to the sink and drain the fat from the meat by using the strainer, which should be placed in the sink. Please make a decision beforehand if you don’t want the fat to go down the drain. Some households do not pour fat down the drain due to clogs.
BROWNING GROUND BEEF OR GROUND TURKEY – WITH ONIONS
Here’s how to brown about one pound of ground beef or ground turkey with onions on the stove top. ______1.
Get pan. Get olive oil cooking spray. Get diced onions--from 1 small onion. Get long handled spoon. Get ground beef or ground turkey (about 1 pound). Get slotted spoon. or Get strainer.
______2.
Spray oil into pan.
______3.
Put diced onions into pan.
______4.
Put pan on to stove.
______5.
Turn on stove to medium.
______6.
Stir occasionally – 1 to 2 minutes.
______7.
Careful!
Put meat into pan.
______8.
Wash and dry hands.
______9.
Careful!
______10.
______11.
Break apart meat.
Stir occasionally – until meat is no longer pink.
Turn off stove.
______12. Decision. Careful!
by tipping pan.
Drain fat from pan
or ______12A. Decision. Careful!
slotted spoon.
Drain fat with
or
______12B. Decision. Careful!
strainer.
Drain fat with
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BROWNING GROUND BEEF OR GROUND TURKEY – WITH ONIONS
Here’s how to brown about one pound of ground beef or ground turkey with onions on the stove top. Use as an ingredient in another dish that generally requires further cooking. It’s good to know these particulars: Use ground meat that is either fresh or defrosted for this recipe. At the end of this recipe, the browned ground beef or ground turkey is ready (and safe) to eat, but it is generally used in another recipe that requires further cooking. This recipe assumes that a pan with a heat resistant handle(s)* is used. More information is available in the Basic Start, Cupboards section – Nonstick Pots and Pans with Heat Resistant Handles. For detailed instructions on how to dice an onion*, you can go to the Basic Start , Building Block’s section – Peeled, Sliced and Diced Fresh Vegetables, Onions. Learn more about olive oil cooking spray* in the Basic Start, Cupboards section – Olive Oil Cooking Spray and how to grease a pan by going to the Basic Start, How To’s section – Grease. The Basic Start, Cupboards sections – Slotted Spoon and Strainer, and the Basic Start, How To’s section – Strainer, have helpful information about using a slotted spoon and a strainer. ______1.
Get pan. Get olive oil cooking spray. Get diced onions--from 1 small onion. Get long handled spoon. Get 1 pound ground beef or ground turkey (about 1 pound). Get slotted spoon. or Get strainer. Get a clean pan, olive oil cooking spray, a small onion already peeled and diced, a clean, long handled spoon for stirring, about one pound of ground beef (chuck, round or sirloin) or ground turkey, a clean slotted spoon, or a clean strainer placed into a sink.
______2.
Spray oil into pan. Spray on a light coating of olive oil to the bottom of the pan.
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______3.
Put diced onions into pan. Put the diced onions into the pan.
______4.
Put pan on to stove. Put the pan on to a stove burner.
______5.
Turn on stove to medium. Turn on the stove burner to a medium heat.
______6.
Stir occasionally – 1 to 2 minutes. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan so that it’s steady and safe. Using your other hand and the long handled spoon, occasionally stir the onions.
______7.
Careful! Put meat into pan. Open the package of meat and empty it into the pan. Throw away the package.
______8.
Wash and dry hands. Wash and dry your hands. Raw meat can carry harmful bacteria.
______9.
Careful! Break apart meat. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan so that it’s steady and safe. Using your other hand and the long handled spoon, break apart the meat so that it’s in small, crumbly chucks rather than in one large piece.
______10. Stir occasionally – until meat is no longer pink. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan so that it’s steady and safe. Using your other hand and the long handled spoon, occasionally stir the meat often until the meat is no longer pink in color. ______11. Turn off stove. Turn off the stove burner.
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______12. Decision. Careful! Drain fat from pan by tipping pan. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan and take the pan off of the stove. Carry the pan to the sink and gently tip the pan so the fat slowly pours out but the meat stays in the pan. This is tricky and messy and takes a lot of practice. Please make a decision beforehand about where you would like the fat to be poured. Some households do not pour fat down the drain due to clogs. or ______12A. Decision. Careful! Drain fat from pan using slotted spoon. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan so that it’s steady and safe. Using your other hand and the slotted spoon, spoon up the meat and onions from the pan and put the meat and onions into another pan or container (depending on what your next step is with the cooked meat and onions). Each time you spoon up meat and onions, let some of the fat drip into the pan before you transfer the meat and onions to another container. This will be a slow process because you continue to put grease back into the pan and you will have to deal with it until the last spoonful of meat is scooped up and out. Please make a decision beforehand about where you will dispose of the fat remaining in the original pan. Some households do not pour fat down the drain due to clogs. or ______12B. Decision. Careful! Drain fat from pan using strainer. Using your one hand, hold the handle of the pan and take the pan off of the stove. Carry the pan to the sink and drain the fat from the meat and onions by using the strainer, which should be placed in the sink. Please make a decision beforehand if you don’t want the fat to go down the drain. Some households do not pour fat down the drain due to clogs.