D e l i s i o u c i t y

Aah, burgers. Who doesn’t love a good beef burger with cheese? Ok maybe not everyone. Anyway, I had purchased a kilo of minced meat from a Yorkshire halal butcher a few weeks ago, and knew it’s about time to thaw the meat out of the freezer for a good grilling. Nothing beats the cold winter like a really meaty hot meal, in my opinion. But since I am still on my ‘diet’ I thought about just making the patties tiny so I can control my portions. Plenty of leftover patties with this recipe, which you can just grill and pop in the fridge for another meal on the next day. They are seriously delicious, easy to prepare, and very cute, by the way!

Delisioucity’s Petite Patties for Mini Burgers
By Nikki A.

300g minced beef (a little fat with this is fine because leaner mince result in dry burgers)
Half an onion, chopped
Half a beef stock cube
1.5 tspn extra virgin olive oil
1 tspn mixed herb
Black pepper to taste
Cheese slice (I used reduced-fat Leerdammer)
Small wholemeal bread roll (or just use slice of bread, cut using a ring mold or a glass!)
Extra light mayonnaise
Lettuce, wild rocket, basil, or any salad leaf you love
Sliced jalapeno pepper

Method:
Mix in the chopped onions with beef. Add oil to the stock cube and mix well until a paste is formed. Add this to the meat. This will essentially ‘glue’ together the meat so you don’t need to add egg or breadcrumbs. It also allows for seasoning so no extra salt should be added. Add the pepper and herb, and take a small ball of the mixture, roll and flatten slightly. Heat up a grill and cook on both sides according to how well you like them. Slice the bread roll and heat on grill. Construct the burger as you wish, adding mayonnaise, jalapeno pepper, salad leaf and cheese. You can also add mustard or wasabi… the possibilities are endless!

There is no reason why one shouldn’t attempt at least once in their lives to make their own burger patties! Maybe you have your own special secret recipe? ^_^ Or a sauce that packs a powerful punch? Lately I’ve seen a few  businesses sprouting that deal exclusively with home-made burgers in Brunei. One of my absolute favourite is home-grown (from Kuala Belait!) Ahad’s Burgers who have been around for a long time (though they don’t just sell burgers), and they’ve recently skyrocketed in terms of their fan-base and fame. Another one is Ka-Pow Burgers, who make quite the fattest patties I’ve seen in Brunei so far (good, of course!) and recently I have come to know Homed Baga, as well as AHOA Burgers – both of which I have yet to taste! And I simply just can’t wait. These entrepreneurs are quite inspirational to me.. and with that I hope this post may spark some interest in you in making your own burgers! Who knows, maybe you will be the next big thing? ^_^

Take care always!
nikki