SPICY BEEF PATTIES
Feeling tired and hungry? Do you wish there is food in the fridge you can heat up? Here is an idea. Why not make your own beef patties in the weekends ready to be heated up when you come home from work in the weekdays? Read on and learn to make my favourite easy Spicy Beef Patties that will whet your appetite.
Spicy Beef Patties
Ingredients
450g lean minced beef
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 small onion, finely diced
2 spring onions, sliced
a handful of basil leaves, finely chopped
ground black pepper
olive oil for frying
Method
1. In a large bowl, mix the miced beef together with egg, garlic, chilli and onions.
2. Mix until the ingredients are well-blended.
3. Just before cooking, mix the spring onions and basil to the mixture. Add ground black pepper and mix well.
4. Heat some olive oil in a non-stick frying pan.
5. Divide the mixture into 4 parts and roll each mixture into a ball before flattening it to form a patty.
6. Place the patties in the frying pan and turn them once only, cooking for about 5-6 minutes each side.
7. Cool the patties and wrap each one in separate plastic/paper to be stored in the fridge if eaten within 7 days.
8. When heated, serve with burger buns and salad. For variation, you can top it up with sliced cheese, mustard, mayonnaise or tomato ketchup/chilli sauce.
Yum. There you are! Tasty, spicy beef burgers that you can make by simply heating the patties up. There is alot of time and money saved as opposed to getting take-away or ordering fast food.
