Home-made Burger and Chips

Home-made Burger and Chips

I know it sounds awful... Mid week, busy evenings, children and their homework, assignments from office that you will bring back home, Hubby busy with his own work ... and this lady is taking of Home Made Burger !!! She must be out of her mind :) . No folks. I'm not. With a little planning you can serve kids their favourite dinner of Home made Burger and Chips even after a tiring day at office and I promise you it'll be fun. OK let's start with the basics :


Preparation time : 15 mins
Cooling time       :  As long as you are away from home, otherwise a mere 1 hr would be enough
Cooking time      : 20 mins
Assembling         : 2 - 3 mins
Eating time          : Plate is empty, before you know
Difficulty            : So easy that even you teenage children would love to make it.
Serves                 :  6

 Ingredients:

For the Burger :

1.  750 gms of Minced Lamb/ Mutton/ Lean Beef or Lean Pork
2.  1 Large Onion finely chopped
3.  2 cloves of Garlic Minced
4.  Olive Oil : 2 table spoon
5.  Barbecue Sauce : 2 tablespoon
6.  Tabasco Sauce : 1 1/2 tablespoon (more if you like it spicy)
7.  Salt and Pepper to Taste
8.   Mixed Dried Herbs - 1 1/2 teaspoon
9.   Fresh Bread crumbs - 1 cup
10. One large egg.

For Assembling :

1. 6 Burger Buns Halved
2. Six Lettuce Leaves washed and soaked in Cold water (only if you cut them in the morning )
3. Some Lettuce leaves, Spring Onions, Onions thinly sliced and mixed with Mayonnaise
4. Cheese slices - 6
5. 3 large potatoes cut in sticks
6. Oil for frying

Preparation Part I:

1. In the Morning wash and drain the minced meet while you chop the onions and mince the garlic.

2. In a big bowl add rest of the ingredients for the Burger and add mince to it.

3. Mix well with a light hand. DO NOT OVERWORK. It will make your Burger tough.

4. Cover well and leave it in the fridge for at least one hour for the flavours to come together.

Preparation Part II :

1. Take out the Mince from the fridge, bring it back to room temperature and make Six patties out of it.

2. Heat a Non-stick skillet and put the burgers on , two at a time, on Medium heat so that the meat cooks through. Towards the end turn on the heat high and brown both sides. Put them aside on a plate and continue with the rest.

3. While they cook on the lower part of the bun lay one lettuce leaf, top it up with Veggies coated with Mayonnaise

4. Separate cheese slices and put them on the cooked Burgers.

5. Put the burgers in the micro oven and micro high for 1 min. It is enough to melt the cheese.

6. Put the other bun on top and fix it with a tooth pick :)

7. Heat some vegetable oil for frying and fry your finger chips and serve your HOME MADE BURGER AND CHIPS with a winning smile.