Mediterranean Burgers

 

We have friends who don't eat anything with four legs, so we made this with turkey, however you could make this with whatever ground meat you choose. We originally  found this recipe on Budget Bytes but have played with it a bit.

Ingredients

Burgers:

1 lb (or more) ground meat

1/3 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes

1/4 cup red onion, minced

1 cup (or more) fresh spinach, chopped

1.4 cup feta crumbles

1 teaspoon oregano, fresh is best

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon oil (preferably olive)

Burger buns and slices or cucumber for serving

Sauce to go on buns:

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon dill

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 small plain Greek yogurt

1/2 Tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Make the sauce by mixing all the ingredients together in a bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve. 

2. Prepare the burgers by combining all the ingredients. Mix well. 

3. Form into burger patties - it should make 4 or 5. 

4. Sear each burger in a pan  for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. 

5. Finish the burgers on the grill. 

6. Serve burgers on the buns with sauce and sliced cucumber.

Hi-Ho Burgers

 These burgers are a unique creation from Hi-Ho which is a frequent memory that stands alone. I have never seen a written version of it. Do you have one Mush?  It's really a smell thing for me. I know the mixture is correct when it smells a particular way. You don't want to get it too "wet" so add the sour cream and A1 Sauce in small amounts.

Here's what SP did tonight. 

Ingredients

 2 pounds 90/10 lean ground beef

1 cup sour cream

3 Tablespoons A1 Sauce

1 bunch cilantro, leaves only, chopped

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients. 

2. Mix thoroughly with hands

3. Form into large but packed burger shapes.

4. Cook, adding cheese and serving on buns. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  SP made some lovely improvised cole slaw to to along with it!

Ground Meat Curry

Ground Meat Curry

This recipe originated with a wonderful cookbook I brought when Puckstopper was starting to more complex meals about 11 years ago. The book was called One-Recipe Three-meal Family cookbook by Sara Lewis. This curry was my favorite recipe from the book. I just passed the book on to La and knew I needed to extract this recipe from it!

Ingredients

I onion, chopped

1-pound ground meat of choice.

1 clove garlic, crushed and minced

2 teaspoons mild curry paste

2 teaspoons red wine vinegar

½ cup plain breadcrumbs

1 Tablespoon tomato paste

¼ cup raisins (or more)

1 Tablespoon mango chutney, minced

1 banana, sliced

2 eggs (or 3 eggs whites? I haven’t tried it but I am pretty sure it will work)

4 teaspoons turmeric

½ cup skim milk

4 small bay leaves

Process

1. Preheat the oven to 350.

2. In a frying pan over medium heat onion and meat. Cook until meat is brown.

3. Add garlic and curry paste and stir well cooking for a minute or two.

4. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar, breadcrumbs, tomato paste, raisins, and salt and pepper to taste.

5. Stir in the chutney and banana slices.

6. Put meat mixture into a round baking dish and press flat into an even layer with a spoon.

7. Place dish on baking sheet and cook for 20 minutes.

8. Meanwhile, blend the turmeric, milk and salt and pepper with eggs.

9. Remove baking dish from oven and lay the bay leaves on top of the meat.

10. Pour the egg mixture over the top and return baking dish to the oven.

11. Bake for 30 minutes more, or until the egg has set.

12. Serve with a side of vegetables and maybe a baked potato?

Mexican Meat Pie

This is quick and simple and loved by the kids!
Ingredients
1 Pie shell
1 egg
1 lb ground beef or turkey
7 oz. whole kernel corn
1.2 cup soda crackers
1/2 cup chili sauce
2 Tablespoons pepper flakes or fresh green pepper
1 Tablespoon onion
1.2 teaspoon oregano
for cheese mixture topping.
1 egg beaten
2 Tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
dash of cayenne pepper

Process

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
   
2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
   
3. Transfer into pie shell and press into dish and put in preheated oven.
   
4. While pie is baking, prepare cheese mixture for the topping.
   
5. Bake in oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
   
6. Top with cheese mixture and bake another 5 minutes. Feel free to garnish with a few olives too.

Meatloaf in a Pinch

One day last week I had my schedule suddenly crunch on me and I had to come up with dinner in a jiffy. This picture shows the meatloaf cooking in a crock pot because that's where it started. Soon after putting it in the crock pot I realized that that wasn't fast enough, so I removed it, put it into two loaf pans, and cooked it at 350 degrees until done.

Ingredients
2 pounds ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 can French Onion soup
one egg
1 cup stove top
2 un-greased loaf pans
ketchup, chili sauce, or A1 sauce for glaze (optional)

Process

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Put all ingredients in a bowl and stir until well combined.
   
3. Divide mixture between to loaf pans and place in oven.
   
4. Cook for about 30 minutes until cooked through and pulling away from pan. In last 5 minutes you can brush the top with the glaze if you so wish.
   
5. Enjoy with a side of mashed potatoes and a tossed salad.
   

P.S. My favorite is the sandwiches the next day - meatloaf on bread with mayo and chili sauce and even some left over mashed potatoes if there are any!

Shepard's Pie

My Irish husband SP would cringe that I have added A-1 to his recipe, but in all honesty I love adding the stuff to the Shepard's Pie when I eat it.

Ingredients
1 lb. + ground meat of choice (beef is first choice but others work just fine)
1 can creamed corn
mashed potatoes
butter
A-1 sauce

Process

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
2. In a skillet over medium high heat, brown the meat thoroughly.
   
3. Place cooked meat in a 9 x 13" pan.
   
4. Pour creamed corn over the meat.
   
5. Cover top with mashed potatoes.
   
6. Dot with dabs of butter.
   
7. Bake for one hour.
   
8. Serve with A-1! :)