ground beef

Patty before shaping

Ground beef is beef that has been finely chopped or passed through a grinder, used for hamburgers, meatballs, tacos, and similar dishes.

It comes in varying fat percentages—leaner ground beef costs more but produces drier results when cooked.

Brown the ground beef before adding the tomato sauce.

dishes

taco

Filled, folded flatbread

lasagna · casserole · stroganoff · chili · stew · shepherd's pie · keema · picadillo · kofta · moussaka

burger

patty

Flat minced meat disc

cheese · ketchup · mustard · pickles · onion · bacon · mayonnaise · slider · charbroil · grill

sourcing

butcher

One who sells cuts

  • chuckThrow carelessly or informally
  • sirloinUpper hindquarter beef cut
  • roundCurved like circle

lean · fatty · grass-fed · organic · angus · wagyu · feedlot · pasture-raised · prime · choice

cooking

brown

Dark earth tone

season · skillet · pan · drain · crumble · stir · spatula · grease · rendered · sear

processing

minced

Cut into tiny pieces

extruded · pink slime · additive · filler · preservative · E. coli · recall · inspection · USDA · food safety

Categories
Opposites
meat processing/cut form

ground beefsteak

Thick beef slice

filet mignon · prime rib · ribeye · beef tenderloin · sirloin steak

meat quality/prestige

ground beeffilet mignon

Boneless cut from loin

Kobe beef · prime rib · beef tenderloin · porterhouse · beef Wellington

protein source type

ground beeftofu

Coagulated soy milk block

tempeh · seitan · plant-based protein · Beyond Meat · Impossible Burger

Family

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Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G