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How to brown ground beef
Spray a frying pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Set the stove on medium heat and begin breaking apart the meat with a spatula.
Put your ground beef in a frying pan that is big enough to hold all of your beef with plenty of room for the beef to be moved around.
Add water to the pan of beef. A 1/4 cup (59 ml) of water per 1 lb.