u003cstrongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.themeateater.com/cook/cooking-techniques/how-to-properly-brown-ground-meatu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color:#2e0459u0022 class=u0022has-inline-coloru0022u003eBrowning the beefu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/strongu003e brings out the beef flavor. I also would think that just adding raw beef will make it cook together in whatever size chunks they were added as. I also have some food poisoning concerns with adding it raw.