Burgers
One of my favourite food. A burger is like an all-rounded meal, carbohydrates in the bun, protein and fats in the patty and fibre in the vegetables. They are cheap to make. They can be prepared in bulk and stored, as well as take little time to prepare. Burger buns and patty can be stored in the freezer for long periods of time. Lettuces and tomatoes can be stored in the fridge for a week.
Ingredients for 2 burgers:
- Burger buns. (Got mine at Carrefour, 6 pieces for $3/-).
- Chicken patties 200g (makes 2 to 3 patties) Got it at Raffles City Marketplace for $4 but you can get it much much cheaper elsewhere.
- Cheddar cheese 2 slices (1 packet of 12 slices ~$3+/-.
- 1 Tomato ~$0.40/-
- 1 piece of lettuce ~$1.20.
*Except for the patties and chicken buns, the rest were found at home.
2. Chicken patties
Do remember to marinate the minced chicken before cooking, because they are tasteless. Salt and pepper will do, but I experimented with what I have in my kitchen.
I used a bit of everything I can get my hands on- salt, black pepper, soya sauce, mixed herb, garlic powder, chilli powder, breadcrumbs. Yes, I even used breadcrumbs (for fun), I was looking to add a bit of volume to the patties.
Roll up your patties, heat up your pan and flatten the patties in the pan!
3. The veggies
I found a tomato and lettuce in my fridge, so I used both. Onions also make a good team with the duo, but there were no more onions to be found at home.
4. Patties and cheese on.
Once the patties are done and on the bun, add a slice of cheese. I like my cheese melted so I toasted them in for oven for a while ~30 seconds.
5.Sauces.
Time to dress your burger! You can use whatever sauce you find at home, but usually I will use tomato sauce/ chilli sauce/ mayonnaise or mustard. A cheap trick - If you dont usually have sauces at home, keep the packets of chilli/ tomato/ curry/ BBQ sauces that McDonalds give when you order delivery!
6. Enjoy!
Variations:
Bread/ ciabatta bread/ baguette instead of burger buns.
Minced pork/ beef/ fish instead of minced chicken.
Olives/ pickles can be used as a veggie.
Add a few strips of toasted bacon to add some magic.
Add finely chopped onions/ shallots or an egg into your patties if you don't have enough minced meat (e.g. if you only have meat for only 1 patty but you want to make 2 patties). Its a cheat to increase the volume of the patties!
The end, enjoy your burgers!
Ingredients for 2 burgers:
- Burger buns. (Got mine at Carrefour, 6 pieces for $3/-).
- Chicken patties 200g (makes 2 to 3 patties) Got it at Raffles City Marketplace for $4 but you can get it much much cheaper elsewhere.
- Cheddar cheese 2 slices (1 packet of 12 slices ~$3+/-.
- 1 Tomato ~$0.40/-
- 1 piece of lettuce ~$1.20.
*Except for the patties and chicken buns, the rest were found at home.
1. Burger bun
Spread some butter on them, off they go into the toaster oven.
2. Chicken patties
Do remember to marinate the minced chicken before cooking, because they are tasteless. Salt and pepper will do, but I experimented with what I have in my kitchen.
I used a bit of everything I can get my hands on- salt, black pepper, soya sauce, mixed herb, garlic powder, chilli powder, breadcrumbs. Yes, I even used breadcrumbs (for fun), I was looking to add a bit of volume to the patties.
Roll up your patties, heat up your pan and flatten the patties in the pan!
3. The veggies
I found a tomato and lettuce in my fridge, so I used both. Onions also make a good team with the duo, but there were no more onions to be found at home.
4. Patties and cheese on.
Once the patties are done and on the bun, add a slice of cheese. I like my cheese melted so I toasted them in for oven for a while ~30 seconds.
5.Sauces.
Time to dress your burger! You can use whatever sauce you find at home, but usually I will use tomato sauce/ chilli sauce/ mayonnaise or mustard. A cheap trick - If you dont usually have sauces at home, keep the packets of chilli/ tomato/ curry/ BBQ sauces that McDonalds give when you order delivery!
6. Enjoy!
Variations:
Bread/ ciabatta bread/ baguette instead of burger buns.
Minced pork/ beef/ fish instead of minced chicken.
Olives/ pickles can be used as a veggie.
Add a few strips of toasted bacon to add some magic.
Add finely chopped onions/ shallots or an egg into your patties if you don't have enough minced meat (e.g. if you only have meat for only 1 patty but you want to make 2 patties). Its a cheat to increase the volume of the patties!
The end, enjoy your burgers!
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