M EATS AND FISH

Hamburgers

Chop meatto the exacttexture you want — and control the amount of fat Our test kitchen finds 20% fat ideal — less than the usual supermarket mixture. Use boneless beef—round, chuck oranycutyou choose. Before chopping it, trim offall membrane, gristleand fat. Reserve the fat, which will usually be more than you need. Cut the beef into 1-inch cubes and chill until slightlyfirm—usually 30 minutes in the freezer.

INGREDIENTS

3/4 pound combined'meat and fat

If you don't have a kitchen scale, measure solidly packed beef cubes and solidly packed fat cubes in cups, beforechilling them, as follows:

1-1/4 cups beef cubes 1/4 cup fat cubes

Put beef and fat in work bowl and chop with metal blade. Pulse/chop a fewtimesto start, then let machine run continuously, checking every 5 seconds tocheck consistency. Bevery careful not to over-

process.

Handle hamburgerwith a light touch. Removework bowl from processor base and carefullytake out metal blade. Useas little pressureas possible in shaping patties.

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Mealloaf or Meatballs

Fora spicier meat loaf, add afewdrops of Tabasco sauce and a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce.

INGREDIENTS

1small onion, quartered

1/4 cup loosely packed parsley leaves

1slice day-old bread, broken in pieces 3/4 pound boneless chuck, cut in 1-inch

pieces*

1-1/2 tablespoons milk* 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1large egg

3/4 poundofmealloaf

Putall ingredients except egg in work bowl and pulse/ chop 4 to 6 times. Then process continuously until chopped fine. Add egg and pulse 4 or5 times or until desired consistency is reached, watching carefully to avoid overprocessing. Pack mixture into loaf pan and bakeat350'F until cooked through, about 40 to 50 minutes.

'You can vary these ingredients by using a mixture of beef, veal and porkor replacing the milkwith tomato juice.

Variation: Instead of making a meat loaf, shape mixture into balls of 2 tablespoons each, arrange them in single layer in baking dish and bake at 375°F for about 25 minutes.

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Cuisinart DLC-10S manual Eats and Fish, Hamburgers, Pound combinedmeat and fat, cups beef cubes 1/4 cup fat cubes
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