Beef Nuggets

Ingredients

• 2 lb 80/20 ground beef
• onion powder (A generous amount, to taste)
• salt (For seasoning the beef, to taste)
• potato starch (Enough to coat the nuggets; estimated amount)
• salt (A little, mixed into the potato starch)
• oil (A light sprinkle over the coated nuggets, enough to eliminate the dusty appearance; estimated amount)
• ketchup (For serving; optional)

Steps

1. 1

   In a bowl, season the ground beef generously with onion powder and salt. Mix until the seasoning is distributed throughout the beef.

2. 2

   In a separate bowl, combine the potato starch with a little salt.

3. 3

   Shape the seasoned beef into small nugget shapes, pressing the portions down so they hold together.

4. 4

   Press each beef nugget into the salted potato starch, coating it on all sides, then place the coated nuggets on a tray.

5. 5

   Lightly sprinkle or drizzle oil over each coated nugget until the potato starch no longer looks dusty. Do not heavily saturate them.

6. 6

   Set an air fryer or oven to 450°F (232°C).

7. 7

   Air-fry the nuggets for 20 minutes. The transcript does not specify an oven cooking time, so adjust based on doneness if using an oven.

8. 8

   Serve the beef nuggets with ketchup, if desired.

Notes

The source gives an exact time only for air-frying: 20 minutes at 450°F. It does not specify an oven cooking time, nugget size, whether to turn the nuggets, or a final internal temperature. The amounts for onion powder, salt, potato starch, and oil were described informally and are therefore estimates where needed.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• snack
• air-fried
• oven option
• beef
• crispy
• family-friendly
• American