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Hand pressed BLT burger  with CheeseThis is Sue's take on a BLT Burger. There are many many myths about the contents of a Beef Burger. But the hint is in the name. They really don't need Potato starch, breadcrumbs, Mono and Diglycerides of fatty acids ( I mean really?) or any of the other obscure additives you'll find in the ingredients of some low cost burger. All you actually need is Beef mince and a little Salt and Pepper. You don't need any fancy gadgets or burger presses, just your hands. 
 
So the BLT with  Cheese
 
Ingredients:-
 
Beef mince
Salt and Pepper
Bacon
Lettuce
Grated Cheese
Cherry Tomatoes
Mayonnaise
Oil to fry
 
Method:-
 
(1) Add a little Salt and Pepper to your mince and mix well.
(2) From fist sized balls of mince flatten out your burgers.
(3) Fry two rashers of Bacon per burger and set aside.
(4) Cut your buns in half and spread Mayonnaise on both top and bottom.
(5) Add Lettuce and a halved Cherry Tomato to the bottom slice of each bun.
(6) Fry your burgers turning over once, until cooked through. Don't cook for too long as they will dry out.
(7) Add your Bacon and grated Cheese and cover the pan with a large lid while still on the heat.
(8) Once the Cheese has melted place the burger on the bun and add the top of the bun. We used a knife to stop the whole thing collapsing, but you can be a bit more elegant with a burger skewer if you prefer! 
 
We served ours with dreaded oven chips as we weren't allowed a frying pan at the time (Long story) but hand cut chips would make a great accompaniment. 

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Yes we’ve another round of cooked Turkey to deal with. We all know that recooking Turkey creates a very distinctive and , to us, unpleasant flavour. I think we fixed this!

Marinate Ingredients:-

Soy Sauce (Gluten free for us)
Oyster Sauce
Tonkatsu Sauce (Gluten free for us)
Chilli Flakes

Batter Ingredients:-

2 Eggs
Soda Water
Gram Flour
Cornflour
1 Tsp of Turmeric
1 Tbsp of Baking Powder

Method:-

(1) Cut the cooked Turkey into Inch (2.2Cm) cubes. Not much smaller as you don’t want the meat to be tough or dry.
(2) Mix the marinade ingredients and add your Turkey cubes. We cut 10 cubes, so 5 each to serve.
(3) Pop in the fridge while you make the batter.
(4) Beat the Eggs.
(5) Add a little Soda Water.
(6) Whisk in the Baking Powder.
(7) Whisk in a 50/50 mix of Gram Flour & Cornflour in stages.
(8) You are looking for a very sticky batter. Add Soda Water as required.
(9) Allow to rest for 20 minutes and remove the Turkey from the fridge.
(10) Heat oil to 170c.
(11) After whisking the batter dunk the coated the Turkey in the Batter and fry until they float. Remove and drain.
(12) When your stir-fry in ready to serve, drop back into the oil to brown.
(13) Drain and serve.

We served ours over a bed of Rice Noddles with a simple Stir-Fry over the top.

 

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