Ingredient Challenge: Ground Beef

Ingredient Challenge: Ground Beef

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When buying ground beef at the store, should you treat it the same way as you going to make burgers? That is, a beef-to-fat ratio of about 80-20? And what about grass-fed v corn-fed? Same rules as buying steaks? On this week’s show: an Ingredient Challenge with chef and co-founder of Quartino restaurant here in Chicago, John Coletta stops by, to show what is his idea of a quick, weeknight meal is, using just five extra ingredients. The challenge is, of course, is to finish the dishes in 15 minutes or less.