Green Chicken Burgers

You always need a good chicken burger recipe and this one is a cracker.

Made on the BBQ or in a pan it works well both ways.

Makes 6 burgers.

Ingredients

500g minced chicken

75g chickpea flour

30g fresh coriander, leaves and stalks chopped

2 spring onions/green onions, sliced finely

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 jalapeño, deseeded and finely diced

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and place in the fridge for at least two hours.

Heat a little olive oil in a non stick pan over a medium to high heat.

Form the meat into six patties.

Place the patties into the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes and then turn and cook for a further 4-6 minutes until cooked through and golden.

Serve with some fresh aioli in a gluten free or regular bun.

Chicken And Corn Burgers

During the school holidays we have been trying out new burger recipes and this one has been very popular with my boys so I am now making these burgers in the canteen of our local primary school.

These burgers freeze brilliantly so double the recipe, bake them, cool them and freeze them for another night.

This recipe has a gluten free option in the ingredients list too. Makes 6-8 burgers.

Ingredients

500g chicken thighs, minced

100g sweet corn kernals

60g grated cheese

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

a pinch of chilli powder

20g fresh breadcrumbs or 2 tablespoons potato starch

salt and pepper

Method

Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl.

Preheat the oven to 210 degrees centigrade and line two baking sheets with baking parchment.

Fill a bowl with water, wet your hands and form the meat into six balls and the six patties, wetting your hands between each one.

Lay the patty onto the prepared baking sheet and using the palm of your hand flatten gently until 1cm thick. Repeat with the remaining patties and pop into the oven.

Bake for 15-20 miutes until cooked through and golden.

Garlic and Lemon Fishburgers

Fish, lemon, garlic, parsley and butter, simple and delicious!

This is my version for our families fast food Friday challenge, making fast food equivalents at home.

The pan juices are delicious and not to be wasted, I just spoon them over each open burger as a sauce, no ketchup needed!

I have used sweet lip and baby snapper in the past, really any white mild fish is popular with the boys. Cooking times vary depending on the thickness of the fillets. I like to cut my fillets in two and remove bones and dark flesh.

My gluten free option is to serve this with a green salad and still spoon the pan juices over the top, they really are the highlight of the meal!

Serves 6

Ingredients

6 fillets white fish, bones and dark flesh removed

150g salted butter

2 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed, still in one piece

2 lemons, juiced

3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley

freshly ground pepper

Method

Heat a large frying pan over a low heat with the butter and garlic in the pan, swirl the garlic through the butter as it melts.

Once the garlic is fragrant, turn the heat up to medium high and once hot add the fish fillets.

Cook for 1-2 minutes depending on thickness and then flip the fillets over.

Pour over the lemon juice and parsley, cook through.

Layer the buns up with your fillings of choice, I’m a fan of avocado and spinach!

Place the fish on the prepared bun, season with pepper and then spoon over the pan juices, don’t worry if it drips off, it’s so yummy and garlicky you can mop it up with the bread!

Texan Sausage Hamburgers

Friday again and the fast food challenge continues. Tonight we are doing hamburgers.

I discovered these breakfast sausages when we lived in Texas, they make a great change to our usual beef burgers and certainly feel like a lighter option.

They are very adaptable, I happily swap them between burger buns and corn tortillas for the gluten free option. They also work well as a stuffing in sausage rolls and as part of a breakfast taco.

The sausage meat can be frozen uncooked.

Traditionally bacon is not included but you need quite fatty minced pork, around 20%, so, when the minced pork has been too lean in the past I have added minced bacon, I think it adds another element to the sausage meat.

Ingredients

1kg minced pork

500g minced bacon

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon dried sage

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper, ground

Method

In a large bowl combine all the ingredients.

Shape into patties.

Heat a non stick frying pan over a medium heat.

These do not require oil in the pan.

Cook the patties for 4mins then flip and repeat on the other side.

Ensure that up the meat is fully cooked before serving.