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Mincespiration!
Over 100 simple, delicious and budget-friendly family meals with mince from TV chef Dean EdwardsPizzas, pasties, curries, cobblers, hotpots, stroganoffs, burgers and pies. Soups, salads, koftas, kebabs, pilafs, moussakas, wraps and melts...Mighty mince has long been a handy and budget-friendly standby found in fridges and freezers up and down the country. But there’s more to this tasty staple than spag bol and shepherd’s pie . . .In this, his first collection of easy-to-follow recipes bursting with big flavours, TV chef Dean Edwards takes inspiration from all over the world to whip up super-quick, versatile meals with mince for every day of the week.Chili beef hotpotChicken and chorizo burgersThai lamb and tomato currySizzling beef pizzaSmokey turkey fajitasMoroccan meatball tagineYou’ll never again be left wondering what to cook for dinner . . .
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203 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 2013
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February 23, 2013
Dean Edward’s career as a TV chef began when he appeared in BBC’s Masterchef Goes Large in 2006. Since then, he has had his own series ‘Take on Takeaway’, appeared on ‘This Morning’, and is a regular on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’. Despite his increasing popularity, this is his first cookbook.
The theme of the recipes, as the title implies, is minced meat. Personally, I think that this could not have come at a better time, as mince, particularly beef, is very topical. If you are at all concerned about your supermarket’s minced beef, then rather than ignore this very versatile ingredient, visit your local high street butcher.
The recipes are split into seven chapters: Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken and Turkey, Fish, Desserts and Side Dishes. There is a handy index at the back of the book that is ordered by ingredient, making it easy to find the recipe you want. Most recipes have got a page to themselves, with a nice easily readable font.
The recipes themselves are a mixture of weekday staples, weekend family favourites and even dishes impressive enough to use for a dinner party. There is a great mixture of classic British recipes, Mediterranean, Caribbean and Asian so there is something to suit all palettes.
Some of my favourite recipes are the Spiced Cottage Pie, Chicken and Chorizo Lasagne, and the Pork and Cider Cassoulet. Another favourite was the Minced Beef Hash with Poached Egg. It was tasty and satisfying, while simple to produce. The lean steak mince I used was reasonably priced, and so was the savoy cabbage as this is in season at the moment.
The photos are appetizing, and well composed, although one or two I felt were too dark. The hard back binding means you have to crack the spine a little to ensure the page you are working from stays open, but there is also a kindle version available if you prefer working off a tablet.
Minced meat is an ingredient often scorned by snobbish foodies, because there is an assumption that the quality is poor, but this does not have to be the case if you shop wisely. This book will definitely help you come up with some tasty meal plans that are full of flavour and easy on the budget.
The theme of the recipes, as the title implies, is minced meat. Personally, I think that this could not have come at a better time, as mince, particularly beef, is very topical. If you are at all concerned about your supermarket’s minced beef, then rather than ignore this very versatile ingredient, visit your local high street butcher.
The recipes are split into seven chapters: Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken and Turkey, Fish, Desserts and Side Dishes. There is a handy index at the back of the book that is ordered by ingredient, making it easy to find the recipe you want. Most recipes have got a page to themselves, with a nice easily readable font.
The recipes themselves are a mixture of weekday staples, weekend family favourites and even dishes impressive enough to use for a dinner party. There is a great mixture of classic British recipes, Mediterranean, Caribbean and Asian so there is something to suit all palettes.
Some of my favourite recipes are the Spiced Cottage Pie, Chicken and Chorizo Lasagne, and the Pork and Cider Cassoulet. Another favourite was the Minced Beef Hash with Poached Egg. It was tasty and satisfying, while simple to produce. The lean steak mince I used was reasonably priced, and so was the savoy cabbage as this is in season at the moment.
The photos are appetizing, and well composed, although one or two I felt were too dark. The hard back binding means you have to crack the spine a little to ensure the page you are working from stays open, but there is also a kindle version available if you prefer working off a tablet.
Minced meat is an ingredient often scorned by snobbish foodies, because there is an assumption that the quality is poor, but this does not have to be the case if you shop wisely. This book will definitely help you come up with some tasty meal plans that are full of flavour and easy on the budget.
December 8, 2021
Over the year I've made 20-30 recipes from this book, which I ate with my fussy and grumpy partner. I'd say 90% of them went down well which is quite a feat.
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