7-month-old pulling back/fussing with textured purée (ground beef), anyone experience this?

My 7-month-old has been doing well with fruit purées, lamb/chicken soup, and has even mouthed a piece of lamb rack. Today I gave him beef soup that had very tiny pieces of ground beef in it. He made faces, pulled himself backward, and fussed.
It seemed like he was bothered by the texture rather than the taste. Has anyone’s baby reacted like this when starting more textured foods? Did they eventually get used to it, and how did you approach it?