I've purchased four of your 2 oz packages of Freeze-Dried Ground Beef and have a question on how long you can cook it. I am planning on adding it to a chili mix (Bear Creek Chili Mix - 8 Ounces) which takes about 20 minutes or so to cook.  I have done this in the past with TVP and beef bouillon cubes, but the flavor just is not there and I am looking forward to using the Freeze Dried Ground Beef. Do you have a suggestion on when the best time it would be to add the beef to the chili mix in the pot?

 

I would suggest that you go ahead and add the  Freeze Dried Ground Beef to the mix at the beginning of your prep - - just as you would freshly sauteed beef. This will give it a little more time to reconstitute and add a richer beefy flavor to the mixture. I haven't tasted the Bear Creek mix . . but if you've found it missing just that "extra something" in the past, I would probably be inclined to also add just a sprinkle of beef boullion or powdered beef stock as well to help round out the flavor if you happen to have some on hand.

 

 

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