tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315439972008-11-17T20:00:43.318ZOver the last few years I have been cooking my own burgers, and recently my burgers have become legendary in my small circle of friends. I feel it is my duty to share my knowledge with the world. In addition to burgers, I have decided to use this page to share other recipes too, as people have often asked how things are made, and I promise to send the recipe and never do. So now all I need to do is direct them to my cooking blog. But please do not underestimate a quality of a good burger.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668001072759144803noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31543997.post-82392830720194129112008-06-19T00:52:00.005+01:002008-06-19T01:13:09.029+01:00

Good news for the burger world - Burger King, famous for its fast food burgers, has decided to produce a real whopper of a burger. The burger, named 'The Burger', costs GBP95.00 and is only available in one Burger King restaurant, the Gloucester Road, West London branch. So, what are the ingredients of the world's most expensive burger? Wagyu beef*White trufflePata negra ham slicesCristal onion

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A few months ago, I decided that the Burgermeister needed to lose some weight. So I decided to try the Atkins diet. Glad to report that I have so far lost 10kg (about 22 pounds). Of course, the Atkins Diet is probably the only diet that allows you to eat burgers (without the sesame seed bun though). This recipe is actually one suggested by my good pal Rich, who has recently started Atkins for

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Last weekend was my son's 1st birthday party, and I cooked up two big pots of chilli for the adults. Everyone loved it, and seeing that my mum asked for the recipe after I cooked it on my birthday last month, it is time to put my famous chilli con carne recipe in writing. Any good burger chef should always have plenty of minced beef in the house, which makes a chilli both a great last minute meal

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Last week I watched Heston Blumenthal's TV show In Search of Perfection in eager anticipation, as I saw a review that he was on a mission to find and cook the perfect burger. His journey for burger perfection first took him to the USA, to a small cafe that claims to be the birth place of the burger. Their burgers were simple meat patties served in a white toast sandwich, with runny cheese sauce.

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I cooked many curries at University, but generally either cooked Thai style or just made up a random recipe. As I have some Indian colleagues at work, I asked them for a curry recipe, and got what is a basic Indian chicken curry recipe, but very good all the same. Rather than list the ingredients, I'll just give the method. First, chop a large onion, some garlic, ginger and green chillies. Fry

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As part of my search for the perfect burger, I like to try every famous burger I can, to enable me to improve my own burger recipes. During a recent tour of southern England I found myself at the Marriott Highcliff hotel in Bournemouth, so therefore could not resist trying out the famous Marriott Burger. The Marriot Burger is an 8oz burger with cheese and crispy bacon, and comes with chips and

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A good burger sauce is prepared fresh from old ingredients. Fresh ingredients could be used, but this will add several hours to the preparation time. My burger sauce recipe: tomato sauce mayonnaise English mustard Mix it all up. It should turn into a nice pink burger sauce colour. I sometimes throw in some brown sauce instead, or leave out the mayo. Depends on how I feel. You can also add some

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An old friend, now living overseas, came to stay over New Year, and insisted that a cooked full English breakfast on New Years day, and it was good. If you want to impress your friends and cook a decent full English, then this is what you do. The art is in the timing, everything has to be ready at once. The toast cannot be cold, the eggs cannot be burnt or rubbery. Everything must be perfect.

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If you are using small sized lobster tails you probably want to add steak to your menu. Ingredients:Frozen uncooked lobster tails, thawed – 4oz to 5oz Butter Cayenne Pepper ProcedureUsing kitchen shears, cut through the shell, down the centre right to the end of the shell only. If not completely thawed, hold under room temperature tap water to speed the process up. Spread the shell apart

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Ingredients1 turkey (10 to 12 lbs ready-to-cook weight) 2 tsp. salt Melted fat DirectionsIf the turkey is frozen, thaw according to package instructions Set out a shallow roast pan with rack Clean turkey (cut off neck at the body leaving only the skin) by rinsing and draining the body and patting it dry with paper towels. Prepare your stuffing Rub turkey cavity with salt Lightly fill the body and

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What you need:1 package of spaghetti (250 grams) 300ml condensed cream of mushroom soup 250ml milk 3 tbsp. butter (50 grams) 250 grams grated cheese 350grams flaked crab meat pepper Directions:Cook spaghetti in salted boiling water until tender. Drain when finished. Heat soup and stir until smooth. Add butter and milk to the soup. When the soup is hot remove from heat and stir in grated cheese (

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This is a simple tomato soup, which makes a great starter or a meal in itself. What you need: A large knob of butter 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced 1 carrot, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, coarsely chopped 1 can peeled Italian plum tomatoes, or ripe in season tomatoes 500ml chicken stock 1 small potato, peeled and thinly sliced 2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil leaves or2 tsp. dried basil1/4 tsp.

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by: Joanie Williams Are you hosting Christmas dinner this year? What do you think about making this the year you simplify it? We know perfectly well that every year there's too much food on the table. We eat too much, we work too hard, and most years we get ourselves too tired to really enjoy everything. What about making as much as possible ahead? What about (gasp!) even cooking the turkey

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This weekend I finally made my wife a proper fejoida, after promising to do so for several years. I had previously made pork and bean stew, which although very nice, my wife informed me was not fejoida. For those that do not know, fejoida is a dish from Bahia, Brazil, made from black beans and pork. The dish was invented by slaves who were given the left over pork by their master to cook with.

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This is an ideal soup for Halloween. If you are planning to carve your pumpkin, this site has some good tips: http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/pumpkin_carving_basic.html Pumpkin soup ingredients: 2 pounds ( 900g ) of pumpkin flesh, cut into cubes 1 large onion, chopped 1 large potato, peeled and cubed 1-2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 flat teaspoon of curry powder, mild or medium strength 1 bay

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Now this is a delicious chocolate cake recipe. What makes this good is the real proper dark chocolate. Use good quality organic chocolate. It does not have to be organic, but for some reason this always seems to be the best to buy. What you need for the Chocolate cake mixture: 150g/6oz butter 150g/6 oz caster sugar, plus another 50g/2oz for meringue 7 eggs, separated (use free range if possible

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If you want to add a touch of the orient to your chicken soup, here's a nice Thai style recipe What you need: 0.5 litre (16 fluid ounces) chicken broth 4-5 kaffir lime leaves, shredded piece bruised lemon grass 4 tablespoons fish sauce 2 tablespoons lime juice 2 chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces 150ml coconut milk small red Thai chile peppers, slightly crushed (to taste) coriander

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This is our favourte chicken soup recipe. It is great for those cold winter evenings, and far tastier than the tins from the supermarket. It is also great for when you have a cold or flu and need a boost. What you need (ingredients): 1 onion cut in quarters 3 garlic cloves 2cm of ginger root shredded 2 teaspoons salt 0.5kg new potatoes 4 large carrots cut in one inch slices 2 stalks celery cut

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For almost 20 years I have been making cheese on toast the same old way - toast a slice of bread under the grill, turning it over, placing cheese on it, waiting for it to melt, then sprinkling Worcestershire sauce over it, and watching most of the sauce fall onto the plate. Then one day Marcia made herself some cheese on toast, and it looked perfect. I tried it, it was great. This is what she did

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This is a recipe for kibes, which are Arab/Lebonese meatballs. I first discovered them in Brazil where they are very popular in snack bars and delis. They are usually served on their own with some hot chilli sauce and a squeeze of lemon. They take more preparation than burgers due to the bulgar wheat. Adjust bulgar wheat to meat ratio as you see fit. You could even leave it out completely. 200g

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450g minced beef 2 tablespoons chopped parsley salt and pepper 4 rasher of streaky bacon Dijon mustard oil 50g butter 4 long / finger rolls Mix together the beef and parsley with plenty of seasoning. Divide the mixture into four sausage shapes. Remove the bacon rinds and stretch the rashers. Spread each one on one side with some mustard. Wrap the mustard-spread rasher around each burger and

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100g Danish blue 1.5kg minced beef 4 spring onions, finely chopped 1 teaspoon (or more if you like) Worcestershire sauce salt and pepper pinkch of dry mustard 12 buns ! Crumble the cheese into a bowl and mix in the beef, onionsm Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and mustard. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge for at least an hour. Divide the mixture in 12 burgers and grill / griddle.

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Another classic burger recipe, to serve 4. This can be made as a nice meal. Serve with some salad, or even have as a starter. Use 675g minced beef 2 tabelspoons chopped parsley salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon of oil 50g butter 2 buns 4 spring onions, chopped 1 clove of garlic, crushed 1/2 teaspoon of French mustard 150ml red wine Mix together the beef, parsley and s&p. Divide

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This is the method used by my mate Rich out in Zurich. I have not tried it myself, but he informed me that he got very good results. Here is what he said: "Sifu, you would have been proud of me yesterday; made some tanfastic beefburgers! In fact, they were so good I had some more for breakfast this morning. My Burger-Fu is a slightly different style to yours, though... I used a lot more beer,

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Hi, this is Márcia's recipe for pudim de leite, which is a classic Brazilian milk pudding made from condensed milk, fresh milk, eggs and sugar. To make a family sized pudim, with plenty left over for breakfast... use the following: 2 tins of condensed milk an equal amount of fresh milk (use tins to measure) 4 eggs white sugar First mix the condensed milk, milk and eggs in a food blender or

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