Grilled Peri Peri Burgers
Serve burgers 3 times a day, 7 days a week and my kids won’t complain; put daal (lentils) on the table twice a day and watch their appetite gone. Does this happen in your house? The main problem I face on a “burger day” is that there are no gf burger buns available in the market. I am struggling at making a fine gf loaf of bread or buns mainly because we don’t have all sorts of gf flour blends that we see on gf sites. I’ll try to share this sad side of being gluten free in Pakistan some other time In Sha Allah.
I had a good amount of extra lean minced beef and couldn’t think of anything but a thick, moist and flavourful burger patty. For this recipe, I kept seasoning to a minimum and used mozzarella cheese to let the Peri Peri sauce standout.
ingredients: ( 6-8 patty depending on the size)
for patty:
500-600 gm lean beef, minced
4-5 cloves of garlic, peeled
2 medium onions, roughly chopped
1/4-1/3 cup rice flour
3/4 – 1 tsp salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper powder
3/4 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp allspice powder
3/4 tsp mixed dried herbs
1 egg, slightly beaten
cooking oil, as required
for assembly:
mozzarella slices
burger buns, as required
1/2 cup mayonnaise
lettuce
3/4 cup Peri Peri sauce ( I used Nando’s lemon and herb)
pickles, as required
ketchup, as required
method:
In a food processor combine minced beef, garlic, onion, rice flour, salt, black pepper powder, red pepper powder, allspice powder and nutmeg. Process till mixed well. Transfer into a big mixing bowl and add beaten egg, mix well. Heat a grill pan and drizzle some cooking oil on it. Shape minced mixture into round and thick patty; place on hot grill pan. Let it cook completely before flipping, about two-three minutes depending on the thickness and size of the patty. Flip and cook the other side. Place a slice of mozzarella on the cooked side to get it all melty. Remove from the grill pan.
For assembly, spread a layer of mayonnaise on the bun, add some lettuce, place the patty, pour Peri Peri sauce as much as you like, some pickle and ketchup. Serve hot with fries.
yummm Hi Heenie!
hi Lynz and thanks 🙂
Yes, that always happens in my house too :). Looks delicious!
we are all in this together then 😉
wooooooaaah…!! this looks amazingly delicious.. juicy… *biting thin air*
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Rice flour in the patty, that’s new! And I’ve never tried Peri Peri sauce! I wish I had a great gf bun recipe to give you 🙁
yes it is unusual but it prevents excessive shrinking of the patty. thanks for your concern I really appreciate it 🙂
Same with my kids. I am trying to cut down on the burger intake 😊
Lovely and yummy recipe. Could do this over the weekend!
Thank you so much 🙂 would love some feed back.
Okay. Have a nice weekend 🙂
I like your seasoning for the burger. Looks delicious. 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂
Yep it’s an issue. A lot of junk food has chemicals in there to make you wana eat more. Wow Looks delicious!
Thanks
Hahaha interesting☺
thanks 🙂
Burgers vs Dhal… Dhal=1, burgers=0.. Dhal is a lot healthier and with all the spices, tastier.. Think I’ll be making some tonight!
I think when they’re older,your children will appreciate traditional food when they’re older!
The great thing about home cooked meal is that you can make anything healthier.
True. But the meat has to be a better quality, as well as the vegetables etc.
Dhal is good, and full of fibre,protein and small amount of carbohydrates. I took a break from meat recently..