Re: [london.food] burgers.

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From: Billy Abbott
Subject: Re: [london.food] burgers.
Date: 17:42 on 04 Jun 2004

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Roger Burton West wrote:

> Interesting. All the recipes I've seen call for some sort of binder -
> usually egg.

I knocked up some burgers for a camping trip last week. i used an egg to 
bind (and didn;t put anything but spices in the meat mix) and then froze 
the burgers (seperated so they didn't stick together) and then defrosted 
them when they were needed (well...stuck them in the coolbag and then 
dumped them in the field until they were defrosted at least). I've found 
that they stick together better if you "work" the burgers a bit, squidging 
them around a bit before forming them into patties, and the freezing 
seemed to help them hold themselves together a bit more than last time - 
they survived being knocked around in a coolbag and then cooked on a 
disposable barbie in the middle of a field.

we also shoved some cheese in the middle of some of them (comte i 
think...it was whatever a friend of mine had in the fridge)...which was 
nice.

billy

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  Billy Abbott                     billy at cowfish dot org dot uk

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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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