The FatLads Best Three Falafel Recipes. Gotta Eat em All!
Considering I gave a whole book to my favourite food in Pizza, Falafel has been underused in the FatLad arsenal, yet it is my number two, all time favourite food.
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If there is one food in life I go through alot, it’s beef burgers. But I always find there is a batch left over, and for that occasion, I make mini meatballs.
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My ultimate no carb dinner. I am loving it!
This one came from a simple request, how do we make a full meal yet have absolutely no carbs in it.
When I say carbs, I mean no pasta, rice, beans or potatoes. Or Bread.
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The tastiest burger I have made yet. It’s a belter.
To celebrate my journey looking for the best burger in Belfast, I suppose it is necessary to talk you through my favourite burger recipes.
The majority involve cheese and onion, but that can be a bit boring for some.
So here goes, I take my first pickle recipe, pair it with cheese, and give you this…
Burger
Red Onion Relish
Extras
1. Make up my recipe for Red Onion Relish, which in itself, is a pickle.
2. Put the mince into a mixing bowl and add the salt.
Now, that seems odd, no bread or milk or anything else?
No, the Salt brings out a specific protein in the meat, which helps it adhere, making it easy to create burger patties without extra “glue”.
3. Mix this together and form it into six balls.
4. Take each ball, and place it below some greaseproof paper. Squash it down with a pan. Form back into a round.
5. Add some olive oil to a pan, on a medium to high heat.
6. Fry the burger on one side for 5mins, until it is charred.
7. flip over the burger and do the same as step 6.
8. Flip again, this time putting the cheese slice on the top of the burger.
9. Cover with a lid and allow the cheese to melt.
10. In the meantime, Cut a burger bun in half, and add mustard to each side of it.
11. Place some of the relish on the bottom bun.
12. Lift the lid off the pan, and remove the burger, adding it on top of the red onion relish.
Eat it. Then wish you had another. You do, there was six balls, remember?
Taking the humble red onion, and turning it into a pickled relish, to add to a tremendous burger.
As seen on another blog post near you, this month I embarked on a quest to find the best burger in Belfast.
However, not only does great beef make a great burger, so do some of the accompaniments.
To make a great burger, you need a great pickle, and this pickled relish should do just the trick.
1. Put a saucepan onto a low to medium heat. Add the butter and melt gently.
2. When the butter has melted, add the onions, chopped.
3. Cook for 15mins, stirring frequently until the onions become soft. They should have no colour.
4. Add in the sugar and vinegar. Turn up the heat and continue to cook for 8mins.
Serve in a sandwich or in this case, on a big fat burger.
The last in my BBQ accompaniment series, Guacamole is just at home on a good burger as it is with a selection of tortilla chips.
It’s taken me a long time to develop a palette that actually accepts Guacamole as a reasonable food stuff.
That’s not to say it isn’t nice, but I am not a massive fan of Coriander. I can’t actually swallow it, liking it’s texture to being licked by a cat.
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