Lean and Extra Lean Beef

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulates Canada’s food system. Their requirements for food labelling cover everything from allergen warnings and nutrition tables to the descriptors used on meat packaging. In the case of ground meat, these descriptors refer to the maximum fat content of the meat in that package.

In Canada, a package of ground meat, whether beef, turkey, veal, chicken, pork or lamb, contains only minced meat (no fillers, binders, preservatives) and comes labelled as either Extra Lean, Lean, Medium or Regular.

This means that a 1 lb package of Lean ground chicken is in the same fat content category as 1 lb of Lean ground beef (up to 10% fat, that is).

Here’s a breakdown of the fat content of ground meat as regulated by CFIA:

Extra Lean – maximum fat content of 10% (90% lean)
Lean – maximum fat content of 17% (83% lean)
Medium – maximum fat content 23% (77% lean)
Regular – maximum fat content 30% (70% lean)

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Course: Appetizer

Preparation: Pan Frying

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Author: Andrea Villneff

Ingredients

1 Tbsp canola oil divided
1 cup diced mushrooms
1 cup diced onions
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 cup cooked minced roast beef or cooked extra lean ground beef
1/4 cup diced dill pickles
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
4 8-inch tortillas
1/4 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp prepared mustard

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Instructions

Heat 2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil in a large saucepan over medium- high heat. Add mushrooms, onions, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until brown and excess liquid is gone, around 6 minutes. In a medium-sized bowl mix together the cooked beef, mushroom mixture, dill pickles, Cheddar cheese and ricotta cheese.
Lay out two of the tortillas so that they overlap by half. Spread half of the beef mixture over the two tortillas and roll them up to make one tortilla log. Slice log into 2-inch (5 cm) thick rounds or “roll ups”. Repeat rolling and slicing with the remaining tortillas and beef mixture.
Heat 2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry roll ups on each side for 30 seconds, carefully flipping them over. Cook in batches if needed. In a small bowl, combine ketchup and mustard to use as a dipping sauce for the Roll-ups.