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Adam Short ([personal profile] orinoco77) wrote2005-06-20 09:38 am

Burgers

I have finally perfected my burger recipe, so I think it's about time to at least write it down somewhere so I don't forget it. These burgers rock.

Inside-out Cheeseburgers:
Large tray of minced beef
American Mustard (the squeezy, yellow kind that goes on hot dogs)
Garlic paste
Mixed Herb paste (both of the above come in little tubes you can buy at Tesco, I think they're made by Schwartz)
Branston Gherkin relish (found it in the seasonal section with the barbeque stuff)
6 mini Babybel cheeses (a crazy idea I had. It works brilliantly. If you're feeling fussy you can also use mozzarella)

Put the mince in a bowl and add the mustard, herbs, garlic and relish. Big squeezes of the mustard and relish, somewhat smaller squeezes of the pastes (especially the garlic). Squish it all together with your hands. Keep squishing until everything is mixed in and the mince is a uniform texture and can be picked up in one lump. Take a burger sized lump of the mixed mince and form it into a reasonably chunky patty. Form a round hole in the top of the patty and put one little cheese in. Carefully mould the patty back into burger shape with the cheese inside. Repeat until you have as many burgers as your definition of "burger sized" allows for, then grill, barbeque or fry the patties until they are cooked throughout. You should end up with tasty cheeseburgers with the cheese in the middle, all melty and yummy. This recipe has been approved by actual teenagers.

[identity profile] orinoco77.livejournal.com 2005-06-20 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Believe me, if I'd known how easy it was to make burgers that taste this good, I'd have been doing it *years* ago. I know my Dad's going to get a shock next time he has a barbeque. He's used to burgers being these round things that shrink as you cook them and basically taste vaguely of onions.

[identity profile] dakegra.livejournal.com 2005-06-20 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
a mate of mine would always turn up a barbecues toting a pile of handmade burgers. Pork and apple were a particular favourite. Mmmm.

[identity profile] orinoco77.livejournal.com 2005-06-20 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
mmm... pork and apple...

One of the things I was pondering doing with this recipe was replacing the beef with sausagemeat. At college, the canteen sold these wonderful "bacon burgers" which I think I might be able to recreate or even better.

I just found what looks like a nice, healthy recipe for chicken burgers, but it takes a long time because there's veggies and things to go in the mix and they need to be cooked and then cooled first. Worth a try though.

[identity profile] dakegra.livejournal.com 2005-06-20 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
ooh, sounds good! Report back!