Topp Twins' mince on toast - Eat Well Recipe - NZ Herald (2024)

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Is mince on toast healthy? ›

It's simple, healthy and packs a lot of flavour without adding unnecessary calories.

To me it is a logical and delicious thing to do.”Helen Leach, emeritus professor at the University of Otago says the earliest recipes for mince on toast date to 1865 – in England.

Meat is a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals in your diet. However, if you currently eat more than 90g (cooked weight) of red or processed meat a day, the Department of Health and Social Care advises that you cut down to 70g.

Turkey mince is a healthier alternative to beef mince or lamb mince in dishes such as bolognese, chilli or meatballs.

Ground meat, called mince or minced meat outside North America, is meat finely chopped by a meat grinder or a chopping knife.

The "mince" in mincemeat comes from the Middle English mincen, and the Old French mincier both traceable to the Vulgar Latin minutiare, meaning chop finely. The word mincemeat is an adaptation of an earlier term minced meat, meaning finely chopped meat. Meat was also a term for food in general, not only animal flesh.

Mince on toast is a food item that consists of cooked ground meat on a slice of toasted bread. The minced meat is typically seasoned with garlic, onions and worcestershire sauce. In 2017 American food website Eater described the dish as "quintessentially British".

Cooked ground beef really doesn't have any real taste so it is necessary to season it up. You can use just salt and pepper or you can add virtually anything to it like jalapenos, peppers, onions, etc. Try using fresh onion rather than powder.

Add a dash of oil to a hot pan & add your mince. Stir to make sure the mince doesn't stick to the pan and browns evenly. If too many juices escape, pour the mince into a strainer to remove liquid and then add just the mince back into the pan until it's browned on the outside.

Place the minced meat in a bowl then add some milk and use your hands to combine together well. As you mix, you will feel the meat becoming softer and any lumps just melt away. To cook, just melt a little butter in a frying pan and add the meat and milk mixture.

Is mince good for you on a diet? ›

Aids in weight management: Consuming lean ground beef as a source of protein can help you feel fuller for longer, potentially aiding in weight management. Supports bone health: Ground beef contains phosphorus, which works alongside calcium to maintain strong bones and teeth.

With mince, you don't need to eat a lot of it to get the nutritional goodness. In fact, a 100g portion of lean, stewed, beef mince contains a good source* of protein, zinc, vitamins B3 and B12. It also contains a source** of iron, potassium, phosphorus, vitamins B1, B2, and B6.

WRT weight it's ALWAYS a BALANCE between WHAT and how MUCH you eat. Meat DOESN'T get MORE fattening if you mince it. It'll have the same amounts of nutrients both as a slab of steak as a lump of mince. Any difference will be from how much fat you add while cooking it.

Mince is a really versatile food when you're on a slimming diet. As you probably know, it's free when you choose 5% fat beef, pork or turkey mince. We have a huge selection of family favourites, comfort foods and batch-cooking friendly recipes on the Pinch of Nom website.