The first recipe I made for this project is Ham Burger.
Stopwatch started and go.
Right off the bat I break my first rule - no panicking. I feel like I'm in a race - I'm running around, grabbing what I need, hurrying. I make a mistake early on, I misread the recipe in my haste and add too much seasoning. Not the end of the world, but that makes me stop, take a breath and start moving at a more regular pace.
These burgers are very straightforward - mix the patty ingredients, form them, grill them and the pineapple and assemble.
We end up with this -
First off, this burger needs a new name, like the Super Awesome Burger, because it is. The pork and ham and maple syrup make a terrific patty. And I love anything with pineapple in it.
The patties are too big. There is 1 3/4 pounds of meat for 4 burgers. That is WAY too much meat for 4 people. I did make just 4 patties, but if I made these again I would either scale back the amounts, or make at least 6 patties.
I left off the chutney because the cheapest jar of mango chutney I could find was $5. The burgers didn't need it anyway.
How long did it take?
29 minutes.
Most of the time was spent waiting for the burgers to cook; they were super thick. But as I said, easy and delicious. I would make these again for sure.
Tomorrow, we make pasta!
Stopwatch started and go.
Right off the bat I break my first rule - no panicking. I feel like I'm in a race - I'm running around, grabbing what I need, hurrying. I make a mistake early on, I misread the recipe in my haste and add too much seasoning. Not the end of the world, but that makes me stop, take a breath and start moving at a more regular pace.
These burgers are very straightforward - mix the patty ingredients, form them, grill them and the pineapple and assemble.
We end up with this -
First off, this burger needs a new name, like the Super Awesome Burger, because it is. The pork and ham and maple syrup make a terrific patty. And I love anything with pineapple in it.
The patties are too big. There is 1 3/4 pounds of meat for 4 burgers. That is WAY too much meat for 4 people. I did make just 4 patties, but if I made these again I would either scale back the amounts, or make at least 6 patties.
I left off the chutney because the cheapest jar of mango chutney I could find was $5. The burgers didn't need it anyway.
How long did it take?
29 minutes.Most of the time was spent waiting for the burgers to cook; they were super thick. But as I said, easy and delicious. I would make these again for sure.
Tomorrow, we make pasta!
