Re: [london.food] burgers.

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From: Martin Frost
Subject: Re: [london.food] burgers.
Date: 11:55 on 03 Jun 2004

Roger Burton West wrote:

> Interesting. All the recipes I've seen call for some sort of binder -
> usually egg. How fatty was the beef?

I have found myself that egg is not usually necessary if you make the burgers of
all meat. If you put breadcrumbs in, as specified by many recipes, I can imagine
that some sort of binder would be required.

It is important to squash the burgers together well. I normally season the meat
in a bowl, divide it up, roll each one into a ball by hand, and then squash them
flat once they are already in the pan and frying.

Normally I don't bother with onion in the burgers themselves. Frequently I just
add salt and pepper and some parsley.

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Re: [london.food] burgers. Roger Burton West 11:35 on 03 Jun 2004
Interesting. All the recipes I've seen call for some sort of binder -
- Martin Frost 11:55 on 03 Jun 2004
  I have found myself that egg is not usually necessary if you make the burgers of
- Bob Walker 12:23 on 03 Jun 2004
  it was a normal amount. They held together very well. One suspects with a
- Billy Abbott 17:42 on 04 Jun 2004
  I knocked up some burgers for a camping trip last week. i used an egg to
Simon Wistow 11:38 on 03 Jun 2004
I really like adding either choopped gerkins or capers. And radishes.
- James Bywater 12:18 on 03 Jun 2004
  Radishes! They are also the easiest food crop to grow. I have about 30
  - Juliet Kemp 12:36 on 03 Jun 2004
    Not keen on radishes - but I've found that rocket is also very easy to
    - too deep to show
- Bob Walker 12:25 on 03 Jun 2004
  hmm gherkins would have been good. I forgot I had any in stock.
Marna Gilligan 13:12 on 03 Jun 2004
Chives need to be planted the year before and left to winter, really. You
- James Bywater 13:28 on 03 Jun 2004
  Thanks, I'll try that. My mouth is watering already.
  - Marna Gilligan 13:31 on 03 Jun 2004
    See, I had a pot of mint next to a pot of coriander (and that's not a shy
  - Juliet Kemp 13:41 on 03 Jun 2004
    They *are*. Mint is a right bugger if not kept in a pot. Never, ever
    - too deep to show
KAY WISTOW A15 13:29 on 03 Jun 2004
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Peter Sergeant 19:41 on 03 Jun 2004
For dinner tonight, I tried to follow Bob's recipie, but did things a
- Martin Frost 13:28 on 04 Jun 2004
  You have got quite a lot of extra volume in the meat mixture which will stop

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