Name: Garlic-Browned Ground Meat
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 pounds ground meat (beef, bison, lamb, pork, turkey, or chicken); salt; 1 tablespoon coconut oil; ground black pepper; coarse (granulated) garlic powders; 1 medium onion, diced (about 1 cup)

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Well Fed

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2011

About

A pan of freshly-browned ground meat is pure potential, a culinary blank canvas. Sometimes, the aroma is so tempting, I eat it just like that – with a spoon, from a bowl – so I can experience the pure meat-ness of it. Later, combined with vegetables and the right seasonings, this basic can be elevated to luscious international status.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 medium onion, diced (about 1 cup)

Method

Directions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, about 3 minutes. Add coconut oil and allow it to melt. Toss the onion in the pan and sauté, stirring with a wooden spoon. Cook until crisp-tender and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Crumble the ground meat into the pan with your hands, then break up large chunks using the wooden spoon. Season generously with sa