Information about Beef Mince.
When making Beef Mince recipes at home you want to taste the flavour of the beef with no lumps & not have fat running across the plate in your meals. We have created our fine ground minced Beef to be tasty with a lower fat content & no lumps. We make our mince from Chuck Steak & some of the Flank to add a little fat giving it more flavour. Packed as 500 grams for convenience at home & ease of frozen storage.
Our Premium Beef Mince is ideal for creating great tasting meals at home, the flavour & lower fat content make your meals eat better so you can taste the added ingredients & enjoy the natural flavour of the beef. The beef we use is all Grass Fed to make our mince, sourced locally in Ireland & grazed most of the year giving its unique flavour.
How is our Lean Beef Mince made?
Our expert butchers select out whole Chuck Steak, primal cuts & some whole Lean Flanks, these are then trimmed (to remove unwanted gristle) before grinding. The Chuck, Flank & Brisket is mixed before the first coarse grind to balance the taste, the second grind of the meat is through a “Fine Plate” on the mincer to give its finished texture.
We choose cuts of beef from the Forequarter or Shoulder to make our Beef Mince because they are more “Fibrous” & breakdown to become more tender during cooking. The coarse meat cuts always have more flavour as they are hard working muscles with a high protein content. The flavour of the mince is a good balance between a bland meaty taste & the overwhelming ( more common ) fatty experience.
The Beef cuts used in our Premium Mince is the same as our Beef Brisket Burgers, the combination of cuts brings great flavour to your recipes.
We make all our Minced Meat products using the same cuts from the shoulder because it always gives the right results. Why not try our healthy option Lean Pork Mince for meatballs, or to make smash breakfast patties, you will taste the difference.
Those people that are looking to follow a healthy eating plan can buy this mince safe in the knowledge that this will be perfect to help them achieve weight loss goals. The natural vitamins, minerals & high protein content found in our good quality beef is an essential part of any good diet, but very important when feeding the family.
The easy-open 500 gram packs of Minced Beef are ideal to make 2-3 portions for any good slimming recipes.
How do we pack our Beef Mince?
Our Premium Beef Mince is produced & packed within 5 minutes to minimise the exposure for drying out & to maximise the shelf life keeping all the natural flavour n’ moisture within the meat. The vacuum sealed recyclable pouches protect your meat whilst they are delivered to your door, they will stop flavours from any other foods in your fridge getting into your meat.
Using recyclable pouches helps to reduce our carbon footprint, through our customers recycling responsibly at home or with our wholesale customers in restaurants & supermarkets.
Is our Beef Mince good value for money?
Our Premium Beef Mince is excellent value for money because you don’t have all the extra grease to drain off the meat when you are cooking. We have created our Minced Beef to give you more meat for your money, helping your weekly shopping budget go further. Cooking with our Beef Mince gives you less shrinkage so you can give better portion sizes for less money per portion.
This is an ever-increasing factor especially when you have a family to feed on a budget. Sherwood Beef Mince is high on the list for people shopping at home as it is an essential weekly food shop item because it is very versatile & easy to use for creating simple quick to make meals.
When buying meats in your weekly food shopping, it normally appears to be the most expensive item because they are usually the heaviest items. Compare the price per kilo of your meats to the price per kilo for coffee, chocolate, breakfast cereal, cakes etc, you will be shocked at how cheap meat is by comparison.
Sherwood Irish Grass-Fed beef is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals & protein. These are essential to boost energy levels, regulate normal body functions & promote general well being Our Irish Grass-Fed beef enjoys some of the best green pastures that Ireland has to offer, with the higher than average rainfall there is never a shortage of lush grass for them to enjoy. The welfare of all the cattle is very important not only to the livestock but to the results it brings to the table.
All our beef is fully traceable through modern technology with animals now having virtual passports to ensure they are monitored from Farm to Fork.
All our production facilities are of the highest standards & are BRCGS Approvedproducing the safest meat cuts possible. The butchers & production staff all wear fully protective clothing, with mandatory health checks before commencing work. The cutting & packing rooms are all deep cleaned daily to reduce any cross contamination from natural bacteria found in meat.
We use farms local to production from sustainablelocal herds, where we have long term relationships with our trusted farmers. The large volumes of select cattle enable us to pick the right grades of meat to suit each particular cut. The shorter distances reduce stress in the cattle & produce less emissions from the cattle trucks; better tasting meat & better for the environment.
We have the choice of excellent stock to choose from over here, & this gives us a wonderful opportunity to create & share our consistent “restaurant quality” tasty products.
How to cook Beef Mince.
Minced Beef is one of those super versatile products that is used to make unlimited delicious recipes.
The secret to a good Beef Mince Recipe is to have the right cuts & grind in your Mince before you start cooking. Our Healthy Option Lean Minced Beef is low in fat to keep the flavour of the Beef in your finished meal. Minced Beef can be cooked on its own in the pan or even Smoked on the Barbecue for that extra added Smokey flavour. Mince is commonly used in Pies, Meatballs, Spaghetti Bolognaise, Burgers, Skewer recipes etc etc, we have a few ideas listed below on how to use your Beef Mince at home.
How to use your Beef Mince in different recipes:
- How to make a Super Tasty Meat Loaf
- How to make Scottish Beef Mince & Tatties
- Tasty Minced Beef recipes all in one video
- Smoked Shotgun Shells Recipe With Minced Beef
Sharing your Beef Mince Recipes on Social Media.
We all have favourite Beef Mince Recipes & sharing them with others at home is always a pleasure but, sharing them Online is a great way to inspire better cooking with others across the internet.
Why not try making your favourite dishes again using our Premium Beef Mince, you’ll love how the delicious beef makes all your added ingredients stand out. The low fat means you taste the natural beef more in your meals, unlike many cheaper, fatter beef mince. Spaghetti Bolognaise, Chilli con Carne, Cottage Pie, Beef Meatballs are just some of the dishes worth creating to taste the difference.
Just enjoy cooking with our Grass-Fed Beef Mince to make your favourite Beef Lasagne, Minced Beef & Onion Pies, Mexican flavoured Beef Tacos, Chilli Con Carne etc. Great food should be shared at home with friends & family, but also on Social Media because it gives inspiration to others to try new Beef Mince recipes or to simply improve their skills.
Why not join us over on Social Media; as we love to see what our customers make with our products, plus we love to share your pictures, videos, reels stories, recipes, methods & ideas with our followers. We are on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter, by tagging us in your pictures we will gladly share them for others to enjoy.
Many people are unsure on how to get the best results & make new recipes with their Beef Mince at home & through your posts on Social Media they are able to learn the Pro Tips & new recipes. In addition to our Facebook Page, we have an interactive Facebook Group for sharing your cooks & ideas. The group is called Sherwood Home Cooking & Barbecue, see delicious recipes, hints & tips from some of our online customers.
The use of Hashtags on Social Media is common place & they are used to categorise different meats, cooking methods, ideas or brands. Some Hashtags are followed by thousands of others as they have certain interests, & using our Hashtags makes it easier for others to find our products or certain recipes & cooks. Feel free to use our Hashtags & get your pictures & videos seen by more keen foodie followers.
