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Thursday, 13 November 2008

Bacon Minced Meat Mix

I cooked this dish for Jo's dinner yesterday and it was a hit:

Ingredients:
Bacon, chopped up - the amount should be at least half of that for the minced meat
Minced meat (I used pork but chicken or beef is fine as well) - the amount about the size of your child's fist
Frozen garden peas
Frozen / canned sweetcorn
Frozen / fresh carrot, chopped
1-2 fresh mushroom, stems removed and chopped up

Preparation:
1. Add to the minced meat - a tiny pinch of salt, half a tsp of Thai fish sauce, a tsp of corn flour, sesame oil (optional) - and mix well.
2. In a separate bowl, put 1 tsp of corn flour and 1 tbsp of tap water - stir until flour dissolves. Put aside.
3. Heat up pan (I use a small AMC shallow pot for speed) on medium heat.
4. Add chopped up bacon when pan/pot is hot. Turn to low heat, stir and fry the bacon bits until fragrant and browned. Remove excess fat/water in the pan if desired.
5. Add mushrooms and fry for 1 minute.
6. Add all the vegetables and fry for 1-2 minutes; they should be almost cooked through at this stage. The carrots may need to go in before the mushrooms if these are fresh ones.
7. Add 4-5 tbsp of stock or water. Add a dash of dark soya sauce for colour.
8. Add minced meat and stir well, breaking up the lumps. The pan should be on lowest heat for this stage to avoid overcooking the meat.
9. Stir in the cornstarch mix. Turn off heat when done.
10. Remove from pot and serve with warm rice.

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