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Minced beef

Minced beef substitutes

What to use when you can't find Minced beef at your butcher

Minced beef is the traditional name in United Kingdom. Outside that tradition, butchers carry comparable beef cuts under different names — sometimes the same anatomical piece, sometimes a close cousin. The alternatives below are grouped by country so you can match what your local butcher actually carries.

United Kingdom

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Interchanged and frequently blended in meatballs, ragù, and meatloaf; pork carries more fat and stays moister, beef brings deeper flavour.

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