Можно ли что-то приготовить из замороженного фарша?

Да. Можно обжарить его с луком, не дожидаясь разморозки. Он будет таким же сочным и вкусным. С ним готовят макароны по-флотски, пасту болоньезе, лазанью, пирожки, запеканки с картофелем или овощами. А некоторые используют обжаренный фарш в качестве начинки для блинов.

Как заморозить фарш, чтобы не тратить на разморозку много времени?

Свежий продукт рекомендуется замораживать в тонких лепешках толщиной до 2 см. Для легкого деления сверху делают разделительные борозды.

How to quickly defrost minced meat - chicken, fish, meat?

It’s not enough to fill the freezer with semi-finished products; you also need to remember to take them out in time for defrosting. If your memory fails, quickly defrosting the minced meat is not difficult. Depending on the chosen method, this will take from 10 to 120 minutes.

All quick defrosting methods

There are 7 ways to defrost minced meat:

In a refrigerator. According to the rules, all products need to be frozen quickly and defrosted slowly. Minced meat is no exception. It is best to put it in a bowl in advance and put it in the refrigerator. Then it will remain as tasty, juicy as possible and will not go to waste. Defrosting time is 24 hours for minced meat weighing 1 kg.
In the room on the table. At room temperature, frozen food defrosts faster – in 6 hours. But it may disappear if the temperature is too high.
In cold water. To further speed up the process of defrosting the minced meat, you can place it in a thick plastic bag (or better yet, two) and immerse it in water. In this case, it will be ready for use in 120 minutes.
In hot water. If you place the semi-finished product in hot liquid, it will defrost in 40 minutes. But the quality will suffer greatly. The meat will be cooked around the edges, and the prepared dish will be dry and tasteless.
In a slow cooker. Place the minced meat in a sieve, add water and select the “steam” cooking mode. The lid should be left open.Thanks to steam saturated with moisture, the product will remain juicy. But it is important that he does not start preparing. To do this, it is periodically turned over. This method will take half an hour.
In the oven. We are talking about defrosting in a special mode. When activated, the product is sprayed with jets of warm air (approximately 30 degrees). Thawing occurs smoothly and takes 40 minutes. The quality of semi-finished products is fully preserved.
In the microwave. Record holder for defrosting speed. Depending on the microwave model and the type of minced meat, the entire procedure takes from 10 to 15 minutes. In order for the semi-finished product to defrost evenly, during this time you need to turn it over 2-3 times, and not once, as stated in the instructions.

Way	Speed	Quality
In a refrigerator	-	+
In the room on the table	-	+
In cold water	+/-	+
In hot water	+	-
In a slow cooker	+	+
In the oven	+	+
In the microwave	+	+

Life hack: tie the minced meat in a bag and place it under running cold water for 5–7 minutes. Then unpack and divide into small pieces. This will reduce the defrosting time by 2 times.

What is the best way to defrost minced chicken, meat and fish?

Different types of minced meat defrost at different speeds. Fish thaws the fastest (10 minutes in the microwave), chicken comes in second (12 minutes), and meat comes in third (15 minutes). In addition, they begin to cook at different temperatures. If thermal defrosting methods are suitable for minced meat, then not for chicken and fish. The protein quickly curls around the edges, and the semi-finished product loses its juiciness.

Chicken

The minced chicken itself is a bit dry. To prevent the chicken from completely losing all its juice, it is best to use cold water for thawing.

How to speed up the process as much as possible?

Place the product in a bag and place it under running tap water for 5–7 minutes.
Grind it up, reseal it in a bag and put it in a large bowl (the bigger the better).
Fill with cold water.
If the product has not defrosted after a quarter of an hour, change the liquid.

Fish

Minced fish is the most capricious. At home, it is better to defrost it in the refrigerator. At room temperature it disappears quickly. But you can cheat a little:

Hold the packaged semi-finished product under the tap for 10 minutes.
Cut into pieces and place in the refrigerator.
In about half an hour or an hour it will become plastic and soft.

Meat

Beef, pork, pork-beef and other minced meats tolerate all of the following defrosting methods:

in a refrigerator;
on the table;
in water;
in a slow cooker;
in the oven;
in the microwave.

Therefore, feel free to choose the one that you like the most.

After defrosting, the minced meat should be used immediately. Storage is not permitted.

Is it possible to cook something from frozen minced meat?

How to freeze minced meat without spending a lot of time defrosting?

As you can see, minced meat, fish and chicken can be defrosted quickly and without a microwave. Of course, you will have to spend a little time and effort. But the family (guests) will be happy, full and fed in a short time.