~689 cal · 59g protein · 35g carbs · 32g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Savory beef mince over toast
🇳🇿 Waikato
Mince on toast is pure New Zealand nostalgia: seasoned beef mince simmered with onion into a thick, savory gravy and piled onto buttered toast. Cheap, quick, and comforting, it has fed generations of Kiwi families at breakfast, after school, and on cold nights alike.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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1 lb beef mince
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1 onion, diced
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1 carrot, diced
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1.5 cups beef stock
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1 tbsp tomato paste
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1 tbsp flour (to thicken)
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1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
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8 slices toast (bread)
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to taste neutral oil, salt, and pepper
Instructions
1
Soften the onion and carrot in a little oil, then add the mince and brown it, breaking up any clumps.
2
Stir in the flour and tomato paste, cook a minute, then pour in the stock and Worcestershire.
3
Simmer 12–15 minutes until thick and gravy-like, seasoning with salt and pepper.
4
Toast and butter the bread, spoon the hot mince over generously, and serve.
New Zealand family kitchen classic.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Waikato. River country where Māori gardens grew kūmara for centuries.
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New Zealand. Aotearoa — Māori earth ovens and kūmara fields.
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Oceania. Island kitchens where coconut and the sea rule.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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