beef/ chicken burger recipe

Chicken Burger.  

For the chicken Burger patties

you'll need:

- 300 g de-boned Chicken(a combination of chicken breast&thighs)

- 1 tablespoonful Crushed Stock cube/seasoning powder(chicken flavor)

- 1/4 tablespoonful dried Thyme or Oregano

- 1/4 tablespoonful Curry powder

- 1/4 tablespoonful black or white pepper

- 1/4 tablespoonful Garlic powder

- 2 tablespoonful minced/ground Onions

- 1 tablespoonful Vegetable oil

- 1 tablespoonful terayaki /soy sauce(optional)

- 1/8 tablespoonful Salt

- 50 grams Bread crumbs(see how to make it at home

- 2 tablespoonful vegetable oil(for grilling the patties) 

For assembling the burgers

you'll need:

- 6 Burgers Bread

- Lettuce

- Tomatoes

- Cucumber

- Onions

- Mayonnaise(see how to make it at home)

- Ketchup

                                                                                Steps: 

1. Cut the de-boned chicken parts into tiny bits; place in a blender or mincer and grind until smooth. 

2. Place the ground chicken into a wide bowl, add the crushed stock cube, thyme, curry, pepper, garlic powder, minced onions and salt; Mix together.

3. Now, add the vegetable oil and terayaki/soy sauce(if using), mix well and also add the bread crumbs.

 Mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are well incorporated.

4. Using a spoon, scoop up the seasoned ground chicken, form a ball and flatten it to form a patty(flat burger meat). Then place on a foil paper or baking sheet.

 Repeat this process for the remaining ground meat. 

Tip: wet your hands first before handling the ground chicken, because it can be really sticky.

5. Leave to rest in the fridge for 1 hour, so that it can firm up a bit, but this is an optional step.

6. Wash and slice the tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce and set aside.

7. Heat up a little oil on a pan until hot and place the patties in the pan.

Cook each side for about 5 minutes, then flip over and cook the other side until done.

8. Brown the burger bread on a hot pan, spread the mayonnaise and ketchup on it, and finally ssemble the Chicken burgers with the vegetables and patties. 

Serve and enjoy !

Beef Burger.                                                      Ingredients

For the burger patties

* 200 minced meat

* 1 teaspoon garlic powder/onion powder

* 1 tablespoon thyme/parsley or any other herb

*  1 tablespoon ground black pepper

* 1 tablespoon soy sauce(optional)

* 1 tablespoon Maggi liquid seasoning(optional)

* 1 Stock cube

* 2 tablespoon vegetable oil

                                                                               For dressing the Burger

* 4 burger breads(cut into halves)

* 4 large Lettuce leaves

* 2 large tomatoes (cut into rounds/circles)

* 1 medium sizes onion bulb(cut into rounds/circles)

* Mayonnaise or any other cream of choice

* Ketchup (if you desire)

Preparation for Beef Burger

*Clean and cut the lettuce, tomatoes and onions

*  Mince/grind the meat with a blender, if you have not done that already.

*  Place the meat in a bowl and add the garlic powder, stock cubes, sauces, black pepper and salt.Mix thoroughly.First with a spoon and then with your hands;this helps to get all the ingredients into the meat.

* Now, take some of the meat, form a ball with your hands and flatten it. If you want a thicker burger/patty, form a bigger ball, but don't make it too flat.

*Using a circular cutter, cut out the meat;make sure that the cutter is a bit wider than the bread you'll be using for your burger, because the meat will shrink a bit when placed on heat.

*Now place the circular shaped burger patties on a flat surface and with the back of a spoon, make a slight depression in the center of the meat.This helps to keep the burger patty in shape when placed on heat.

*Place a dry pan on heat and toast the inner surface on the burger bread(just to dry it a bit to enable easy spreading of the creams).

*Take of the bread and grease the pan; you can add a little more oil to the pan, if you desire.

*Heat up the pan until its very hot and then place the burger patty on it.

*Leave the meat to cook on one side for 3 to 5 minutes before flipping over; don't make the mistake of pressing down on the meat, this will suck out all the ''juiciness'' from the meat. 

As the meat cooks, you can rub any of your favorite sauces on it, but this is optional.

After cooking both sides of the meat, transfer to a plate and assemble the burgers

*Spread some mayonnaise on the bread, place the lettuce, tomatoes, onions, burger meat (patty) and  cover with the other bread.

You can top up the burger with ketchup, mustard or any of your favorite creams