Secret To Soft Browned Ground Beef

1. When browning ground beef (or pork), add about 1/2 cup of tomato juice or sauce per pound to the raw meat. Cook as usual. Results in a softer meat with no clumping. I often drain and use the juice from a can of tomatoes that is part of the recipe anyway.

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Nutrient	Quantity
Total fats	58.0948 g
Protein	89.1204 g
Carbohydrates	4.289 g
Energy	918.769 kCal
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:3 undifferentiated	0.3282 g
Water	418.9985 g
Aspartic acid	0.158 g
Calcium, Ca	66.5811 mg
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 20:2 n-6 c,c	0.0045 g
Lutein + zeaxanthin	72.9 g
Fiber, total dietary	0.486 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 22:0	0.0136 g
Carotene, beta	328.05 g
Niacin	22.6718 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:4	0.0091 g
Vitamin A, RAE	27.945 g
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic	0.6169 g
Arginine	0.0243 g
Riboflavin	0.7933 mg
Tocopherol, beta	0.0122 mg
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 15:0	0.355 g
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA)	0.3282 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 20:1	0.068 g
Glutamic acid	0.5054 g
Sodium, Na	320.5932 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:1 undifferentiated	1.574 g
Total lipid (fat)	58.0948 g
Manganese, Mn	0.128 mg
Fructose	1.616 g
Proline	0.0182 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:0	12.4772 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 8:0	0.0045 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 18:2 n-6 c,c	0.8477 g
Choline, total	313.9836 mg
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 18:2 CLAs	0.4944 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 18:1 t	2.7896 g
Sugars, total	3.1347 g
Serine	0.0304 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 10:0	0.0227 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:0	8.9847 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 20:4 undifferentiated	0.0544 g
Vitamin B-6	1.6954 mg
Selenium, Se	65.0177 g
Ash	9.0808 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:1 undifferentiated	19.7964 g
Pantothenic acid	2.6127 mg
Phenylalanine	0.0316 g
Copper, Cu	0.3368 mg
Betaine	36.2874 mg
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic 15:1	0.0091 g
Thiamin	0.3438 mg
Methionine	0.0061 g
Iron, Fe	9.5004 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference	4.289 g
Phosphorus, P	816.8726 mg
Folate, total	51.5156 g
Tocopherol, gamma	0.0243 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.0045 g
Lycopene	10979.955 g
Alanine	0.0316 g
Cholesterol	281.2276 mg
Valine	0.0207 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 20:3 undifferentiated	0.0045 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:2 undifferentiated	1.959 g
Glycine	0.0231 g
Glucose (dextrose)	1.5188 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 14:0	1.5661 g
Zinc, Zn	20.7721 mg
Isoleucine	0.0207 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 12:0	0.0408 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	2.4459 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 14:1	0.3357 g
Leucine	0.0292 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 18:2 t not further defined	0.6169 g
Vitamin A, IU	546.75 IU
Fatty acids, total saturated 22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.0726 g
Folate, DFE	51.5156 g
Tryptophan	0.0073 g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	85.1715 mg
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 18:1 c	17.0068 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 20:0	0.0862 g
Tyrosine	0.0158 g
Vitamin B-12	8.9358 g
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	7.784 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	24.2223 g
Histidine	0.017 g
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	21.7786 g
Threonine	0.0316 g
Folate, food	51.5156 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 17:0	0.6668 g
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	1.9764 mg
Fatty acids, total trans	3.4065 g
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic	2.7896 g
Magnesium, Mg	99.5477 mg
Lysine	0.0316 g
Potassium, K	1574.5385 mg
Cystine	0.0109 g
Fluoride, F	8.3835 g

Ingredient	Quantity	Energy	Carbohydrates	Lipin
Tomato juice	0.5 cup	20.655	4.289	0.3524
beef	1 lb	898.114	0	57.7424