Monday, August 5, 2013

Home made Mediterranean Burgers


I decided to make my own burger patties after watching an Ad on TV. So I searched the Internet for recipes  and combined ideas from each and here is the result. 

Ingredients:
  • Ground (minced) beef : 500 gms
  • Egg -1
  • Garlic cloves - 3, finely chopped
  • Onion - 1/2 finely chopped
  • Green chilli - 3 finely chopped. (You can remove the seeds if you don't like too much heat)
  • Mint leaves - 2 strands, finely chop the leaves alone
  • Bread crumbs - made from 1 slice of bread, recipe here
  • Salt - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Sun dried tomato in oil - 1 finely chopped  (optional)
Steps:


  • Beat egg with salt and pepper.
  • Add rest of the ingredients and combine well. Punch, squeeze and run your fingers through the mixture till the meat is smooth and combined. 
  • Take a handful of the mixture, make a ball and then flatten it. Make a small depression in the middle, not too deep tough just a little with your thumb. This will make sure that the patties stay flat when its cooking.
  • Keep the patties on a separate piece of parchment paper or aluminium foil. It will be easy to flip them on to the grill.
  • Light the grill and when it reaches 400 F, spray oil on the grill and place the patties and close the grill.
  • Cook for 10- 12 mins closed. Then flip them, close and cook again for another 10 to 12 mins.
  • If you like cheese, place a slice of your favourite cheese on top and close. Turn off heat. Open after a minute. 
  • Your done. Use condiments and topping of your choice.
For those without a grill, use a flat pan or a grill pan to make it on the stove top.


Condiments and topping suggestions:
  • Lettuce
  •  Tomato slice
  • Mayonnaise
  • Mustard
  • Tomato ketchup
  • Hot sauce


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