DIY Chicken Burger............

The moulded pattie...........

Prepared burger.............

Making your own burger is not too difficult. All you need is some minced meat of your choice, egg, chopped onions, breadcrumbs and a handful of spices for seasoning of your choice. I always make it in big portions and mould it and freeze it for later use. Today I made some with chicken thighs and breast meat. Here is to share..........

Ingredients: (makes 12 patties)

600 g minced chicken

1 big onion- chopped and fry in pan for a minute til soften.

1 egg

100 g breadcrumbs

1 tsp meat curry powder

1 tsp freshly grounded black pepper

1 tsp salt

Mixing the ingredients...............

Moulding the patties.........

Method:

Mix all the ingredients together with your hands in a bowl. Using a mould or your hands, shape into round patties of 1 1/2 cm thick. Shape it on top of a plastic sheet. Then place another plastic sheet on top of shaped burger. Fold to wrap and place in freezer and it will keep for a few weeks. When needed take it out of freezer and fry it in pan with a little oil til cook.(4-5 mins on each side) Sandwich with burger buns and some vege and dressings of your choice.

Breadcrumbs from leftover bread........

Wrap up with clean plastic sheets for storage in freezer.......

Homemade Burger ......and Chips....

The homemade burger and chips................

Since Christmas.......or rather since the month of November.....with so many birthdays.....we have been stuffing ourselves with so much food....and i had been lazy....to cook at home......and so my sons could not have much choice with food besides the usual rice and soups and vege thing.......and my meat lover sons craving for some meat dishes were not my cup of tea......So son H had to cook himself......this is what he made recently......the ultimate burger adapted from Jamie Oliver cookbook.......here is how he made his delicious burger.....

600 gm chuck steak - pulsed it in a processor

1/2 big onion - chopped finely -

a pinch of cumin powder

a pinch of coriander powder

a pinch of sea salt and ground black pepper

a handful of grated parmesan cheese

1/2 tbsp English mustard

1 egg

80 gm of breadcrumbs

In a pan cook the chopped onion in a little olive oil til softened....then add to the meat together with all the above ingredients and half the breadcrumbs and mix well.

Wrap a chopping board with tin foil......and sprinkle the remaining breadcrumbs on top.....shape the meat into 6 fat burgers with hands....and place it on top of the crumbs on the chopping board.....sprinkle more crumbs on top of burger and press down gently with palms...place the burger in a clean bag to chill in fridge for an hour before frying.....

Mix well all the ingredients.........before shaping...

The pressed burger................

Son preparing the chips.....................

Fry the burger in pan ....in a little oil for 8 to 10 mins ....on medium heat...turning occasionally.....served them on toasted buns...lined with cucumber and tomato slices ....lettuce...or any vege of prefered....

He also fried some chips and season it with rosemary salt to go with the burger....to make the fragrant salt he bash up some rosemary leaves with lemon jest....and some salt.....to make a paste......then mix it to the french fries while it is still hot..........

the chips seasoned with rosemary salt...............