How do you stop minced beef from going wormy?

[BagofHolly]

Just that really! My mince stays in stringy worms. How can I prevent this?

Cheers in advance!

Squidge it up with your fingers or a wooden spoon before you cook it. (i hate the wormy effect too)

Mine used to do that or stay in lumps, now I don't brown it as much and simmer in the sauce longer!

I quickly fry it then bung it with sauce in slow cooker for about 8 hours in the morning...it is then melt in the mouth by tea time.

Preferably buy it from the butcher not the supermarket, if not use a potato masher to breaker it up into smaller bits as you brown it.

freeflow frozen mince cooks down nicely

You get good quality mince from the butcher.

Oh, that's how we like to eat it! Can't stand it being all little and bitty and mushy!

Maybe you're not cooking it long enough? 1-2 hours is normal to make it nice and tender. Keep bashing it with a spoon to break it down as you're browning it.

Cook it for longer - a pressure cooker is a great way to cook it, otherwise, in a slow cooker or in the oven for a couple of hours

yes, brown it properly first then cook it for at least 1 and a half hours.

The slow cooker method does make it 'melt in the mouth' but I hate that! it completely disintegrates

I cut mine up with scissors.

I give it a quick blitz with a stick blender.

Good stuff from the butcher's is not wormy at all ime.

Thankyou! I can see a few areas where I've been going wrong! I had no idea it needs cooking for so long! I'll try harder!