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Monster Turkey Burger in an Olive Bread Bun
The dreaded discount fridge had a half kilo box of Turkey thigh mince at 88p the other day. Clearly I thought better of such expensive meat and left it there…… ( Just call me Boris Johnson! - I’m lying! ) So here’s another take on Sue’s Monster Burger, with Olive Bread this time and still under our £4 budget….
Burger Ingredients:-
½ a large Onion, finely diced
Dried Mint
Chilli flakes
Turkey Mince
Salt & Pepper to season
Method:-
(1) Mix everything well in a bowl.
(2) Form into four thick burgers.
(3) Fry gently on both sides until cooked through, but not too long as you will dry them out.
Gluten free Olive Bread Bun
Ingredients:-
240g Self raising Gluten free flour
½ tsp Salt
The chopped leaves from 2 sprigs of fresh Rosemary
240ml Milk
a hand fill of chopped Green Olives
4tbsp Mayonnaise
Method:-
(1) Mix everything together.
(2) Add to a square bun tin.
(3) Cook in a pre-heated over at 180c for 40 minutes.
Filling Ingredients:-
8 rashers of streaking Bacon, grilled
4 Slices of Mature Cheddar Cheese
1 Large Onion sliced
Lettuce and sliced Tomatoes
Mayonnaise
Build your burger!
(1) Slice the bun in half.
(2) Spread Mayonnaise in the bottom slice.
(3) Add a layer of Lettuce.
(4) Place sliced Onions over the Lettuce followed by sliced Tomatoes.
(5) Layer Bacon and the Cheese slices over the burger and then place under the grill to melt the Cheese.
(6)) Put the burger on top of the Tomatoes and place the top half of the bun over and secure with a skewer.
(7) Eat – fall asleep in a heap!
We made Onion Rings, a root vegetable Coleslaw and chips as sides and added a bit of salad. We will be eating cold burger today as we simply couldn’t have eaten it all in one sitting!
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We wouldn't normally buy Chicken Wings as at £2.50 a pack it seems a lot for mostly bones. But the yellow sticker at £0.63 sent these trundling home with me to hide in the freezer!
Ingredients for the Risotto:-
100g Jasmine Rice
1 large Onion, chopped
1 Mushroom, sliced
1 Stock Cube
A palm full of Edamame Beans
1 Spring Onion, sliced
Cumin
Salt to taste
Oil
Ingredients for the Hot Sauce:-
½ a tin of chopped Tomatoes
A slug of Fish Sauce
A squeeze of Tomato Sauce
1 Tbsp Chilli flakes
1 tsp Sugar
Salt & Pepper
Ingredients for the Hot Wings:-
8 Chicken Wings
Hot Sauce (See below)
Oil
Method:-
(1) In a pan add all the ingredients for the hot sauce.
(2) Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer.
(3) Us a Potato masher to break the Tomatoes up if they look lumpy and stir occasionally.
(4) Simmer to reduce for 20 minutes then set aside.
(5) In a small pan fry the chopped Onions and sliced Mushroom gently until the Onion is softened. Set aside.
(6) Dissolve the Stock Cube in 500ml of hot water.
(7) In a large frying pan or Wok add a little Oil and dry fry the Rice and Cumin for 5 minutes
(8) Add the Stock a little at a time to the Rice and gently stir.
(9) Pre-heat the oven to 180C.
(10) Oil an oven tray and generously coat the wings in hot sauce.
(11) Add the wings to the tray and pop in the oven.
(12) When the wings are cooked and the Hot Sauce is beginning to brown a little add the fried Onion and Mushroom to the Rice and gently stir in.
(13) If the Risotto is looking too dry add a little extra hot water and Salt to taste if required.
(14) Add the Edamame Beans and half of the sliced Spring Onion and stir in.
(15) Plate the Risotto and place the Hot Wings on top and sprinkle with the remaining Spring Onion.
We reheated the remaining Hot Sauce and served to as a side.
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“E” in our Vegetarian Alphabet experiment is covered by Edamame Beans.
We had a tub of the Urad Dal stuffing from this recipe in the freezer, which made a great foundation for the Burger. - http://www.eatwellonuc.org.uk/index.php/recipes/308-aubergine-baked-boats
The recipe for the Gluten free bun is also here. - http://www.eatwellonuc.org.uk/index.php/recipes/51-monster-burger
What you put in your burger is entirely up to you, but our Bean based Burger went something like this:-
Ingredients:-
Urad Dal – (Split Black Lentils)
½ tube of Tomato Puree
3 Onions, sliced
2 cloves of Garlic, minced
Mixed Herbs
Salt & Pepper
Chilli Flakes
These were the base ingredients in the stuffing from the previous recipe
250g Edamame Beans
50g Gluten free Bread crumbs
Grated Cheese
Method:-
(1) We thawed the stuffing and the Edamame Beans
(2) In a large bowl we mixed the Bean, Stuffing and Bread crumbs.
(3) Oil a square oven tray.
(4) Blend the Burger ingredients in a food processor.
(5) Press the Burger mix into the tray and flatten.
(6) Place in a pre-heated oven at 180c and cook for 20 minutes.
(7) Flip with a Fish slice and cook for a further 20 minutes.
(8) Place under the grill to brown slightly.
(9) Sprinkle with the grated Cheese and pop back under the grill until the Cheese has melted and slightly browned.
(10) Assemble your Burger.
We made crispy battered Chips and Onion rings as a side / garnish. This was actually two days worth of food for us and we had the remainder yesterday!
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“D” in our Vegetarian Alphabet is Daikon a big fat Radish. Ours cost the princely sum of 80p and we made two very tasty side dishes with it.
Daikon Chips
Ingredients:-
Daikon, cut into chips
Dried Ginger
Chilli / Tomato paste
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Salt
Method:-
(1) Mix all the ingredients (apart from the Daikon) in a bowl.
(2) Coat the Daikon.
(3) Lay in a dry oven tray and roast at 180C until golden brown.
Daikon Salad
Ingredients:-
Daikon, sliced finely
Onion, sliced finely
Soy Sauce
Died Ginger
Garlic
Salt
Method:-
(1) Mix it all together and enjoy as a side!
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“C” in our Vegetarian Alphabet seems suitably covered with this recipe title!
As seems to be the case with these Vegetarian creations, we made far too much and will be having a second helping this evening. So a bonus cost and cooking free day sorted!
Ingredients:-
1 tin of Chickpeas, drained
1 tin chopped Tomatoes
Chilli flakes
A squirt of Tomato Puree
1 tsp Sugar
Mixed herbs
2 leaves from a Spring Green Cabbage, chopped
2 medium Potatoes
1 Carrot
1 Small Pepper
1 Onion
1 tsp Turmeric
3 Mushrooms, quartered
Grated Cheese
Oil
Method:-
(1) In a pan add the chopped Tomatoes, Chilli flakes, Tomato Puree, Sugar and mixed Herbs.
(2) Bring to the boil and then simmer for 20 minutes.
(3) Peal and roughly chop your Potatoes, Carrot, Pepper and Onion. Stand in water.
(4) Per boil your Potatoes.
(5) Add your Chickpeas and Turmeric to water in a pan and simmer for 5 minutes. Then drain.
(6) Preheat the oven to 180C.
(7) In a baking tray mix your vegetables and most of the Chickpeas, keep a handful back for a garnish.
(8) Place the tray in the oven for 20 minutes.
(9) Lightly fry most of the Cabbage leaves in a little Oil, keeping ¼ back for a garnish.
(10) After 20 minutes stir the Mushroom into your tray back, pour the Tomato Chilli sauce over and sprinkle with the grated Cheese.
(11) Return to the oven for a further 10 minutes or until the Cheese has melted and slightly browned.
(12) In a deep fat fryer fry the remaining Cabbage leave and Chickpeas until they are crispy.
(13) Form a circle of fried Cabbage leave from the frying pan on your plates.
(14) Spoon the Bake into this circle.
(15) Garnish with the deep fried Cabbage and Chickpeas.
We had a home made Garlic Bread as a side. Again for a pair of Omnivorous creatures this was a very tasty and filling meal.
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Well there was the Chilli injected Scotch Egg experiment a while ago. Clearly Sage & Onion Stuffing Balls need “improvement” Either that or we’ve a bit too much time on our hands!
The Cheese we used was actually home made Sage and Garlic Roule, but shop bought will do the trick. Or even Mozzarella….
For the Bread component we used a couple of Gluten free Thins which had been loitering in the freezer. But sliced Gluten free bread works just a well.
Ingredients:-
Fresh Sage, finely chopped
1 Onion, finely chopped
Bread, reduced to crumbs in a food wuzzer
1 Egg, whisked
Cheese
Margarine
Salt & Pepper
Method:-
(1) Combine everything except the Cheese. Use enough Margarine so that you will be able to form your Stuffing into ball which will not fall apart.
(2) Form your Stuffing into balls.
(3) Rub a little Margarine over a baking tray so that your Stuffing Balls won’t stick.
(4) Add your Stuffing Balls to the tray and place in the fridge to harden for 15 minutes.
(5) Press your thumb into the centre of each Stuffing ball and press a piece of Cheese into the middle.
(6) Roll in your hands to close the Cheese in.
(7) Roast in the oven for 20 minutes at 180C.
The Cheese should soften slightly but if you are using a melting Cheese don’t cook for too long or the Cheese will run out.
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