Cooking with ground beef should be straightforward, but there are some pitfalls you can run into along the way. These are ...

Beef stroganoff is one of my favorite dishes. Most iterations I've had consisted of soft chunks of meat, sautéed mushrooms, and a sauce that's almost as signature to the dish as the beef itself.

This is a subtly textured, richly flavoured arrangement of toasted pieces of flatbread topped with meaty aubergine and beef, a garlicky ... that’s not a bad thing. Set aside.