Jack rustled up his take on a Jamie Oliver burger recipe a couple of weekends ago and it was delicious. We served it with some healthy sweet potato fries and a homemade coleslaw.
A perfect weekend feast, I think you'll agree. So I thought I'd share the recipe with you so you can rustle it up yourself this weekend.
For the burger:
600g minced beef
14 crackers
Handful of flat leaf parsley
1 large egg
1 heaped tablespoon of Dijon mustard
Salt and Pepper to taste
Either bash the crackers with a rolling pin or blitz them in a food processor until they make a fine crumb.
Finely chop the parsley.
Put the crumbs and parsley in a large bowl along with the mince, egg, mustard and salt and pepper.
With clean hands mix everything together until it is all well combined.
Form the mix into 5-6 round burgers and place them on a baking tray.
Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge for as long as possible.
Tip. The longer you leave the burgers in the fridge the better they will hold together when you come to cook them.
Once they have been firming up for a while and your fries are more or less cooked and you've made the slaw drizzle some oil into a frying pan and let it get really hot.
Tip. To test if the plan is hot run your hand under cold water and flick the water residue into the pan from your hand. If it sizzles the pan is hot if it does nothing leave it longer.
Once your pan is nice and hot put the burgers into the pan and cook for about 3 minutes on each side, or until they're cooked to your liking.
Serve in a toasted bun with cheese, salad leaves, tomato and gherkin and a sauce of your choice.
For the sweet potato fries:
3 large sweet potatoes
Oil
Salt and Pepper
Skin the sweet potatoes before chopping them up into the shape of fries.
Put the fries into a sandwich bag.
Add the oil and salt and pepper and shake it all up until the fries are well covered.
Put the fries onto a baking tray and cook in the oven for about 30 minutes on 200C/392F/Gas Mark 6.
For the coleslaw:
Coleslaw mix (ready bagged)
If you can't find this at your supermarket or aren't as lazy as me good options for a coleslaw are red cabbage, white cabbage, carrot, onion, celery, and if you fancy a fruity twist some apple is good too)
6 tbsp natural yoghurt (or mayonnaise if you prefer)
1tsp lemon juice
2tsp dijon mustard
Salt and Pepper to taste
If you haven't got the pre bagged mix just finely chop all the vegetables and put them in a big bowl.
Add all the dressing ingredients and mix until well combined.
And there we have it. Super easy, super yummy, supper for Saturday night TV.
Until next time,
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