Beef burger

Panko and fried shallot crumbed beef burger with pearl barley couscous

Posted 2016-08-27 by Gary

Last week I was watching my favourite YouTube cook, viz., Hilah Johnson from Hilah Cooking. Her most recent recipe was panko and fried onion crumbed pork chops. This inspired me to make panko and fried shallot crumbed beef burger with pearl barley couscous.

I mean what’s not to like about Hilah. She’s Texan with a cool accent and she also spent some time living in New Zealand and Australia.

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So what do you need to make these crumbed beef burgers

Beef burgers from Coles (or wherever you shop). I couldn’t be bothered making them from scratch. You can do that if you like.
Frozen White Wings pearl barley couscous
Plain flour
Mixed dried herbs
Smoked paprika
Egg
Dijon mustard
Panko bread crumbs
Fried shallots

How do you put it all together?

In a small food processor crumb the fried shallots
Combine the panko bread crumbs and put into a bowl
Crack an egg and whisk in some Dijon mustard
Add some plain flour to a bowl and then add some mixed dried herbs and smoked paprika (the proportions are up to you)
Coat the beef burgers in the flour and then the egg wash and then finally the crumb mix
Gently shallow fry in grapeseed oil the crumbed beef burgers for about 3 minutes each side and place on absorbent paper to drain the burger of excess oil
Microwave the pearl barley couscous for 150 seconds

How do you prepare the dish for a photograph?

Spread the pearl barley couscous onto a plate
Place the crumbed beef burger on top
Add some barbecue sauce and Dijon mustard to taste
Shoot a photograph
Eat the meal
Wash the dishes
Write the recipe
Blog and vlog (verbs)

How did it taste?

Bloody superb. The crumb was really nice. Two thumbs up Hilah 👍👍 The crumbed beef burger was really good.

Final words

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Schnitz at Woden What I ate today

Posted 2015-09-17 by Gary

I went out to lunch today with a few friends to Schnitz at Woden. Schnitz is a franchise from Melbourne and it specialises in chicken, beef and fish schnitzel. I wasn’t aware that you could get beef and fish schnitzel. I thought you could get chicken and veal schnitzel. Otherwise it’s just crumbed fish and steak. They also do crumb-free schnitzel which IMHO is just wrong.

Anyway I started the day with some avocado and pickled ginger on toasted Rye.

Thursday breakfast. Avocado and pickled ginger on toasted Rye bread.

For lunch I had a chicken schnitzel with chips and sweet chilli mayonnaise. It was okay. The schnitzel was on the small side but the chips were very tasty.

Thursday lunch. Chicken schnitzel with chips and sweet chilli mayonnaise.

For dinner I went with a light sandwich. A beef burger with avocado and pickled ginger.

Thursday dinner. Beef burger with avocado and pickled ginger.

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Have you tried schnitz? How do you feel about a crumb-free schnitzel?

Food for footy finals

Posted 2015-09-12 by Gary

Last night I went out with some friends from the hospital. We went to Chong Co Thai in Kingston. I enjoyed a lamb shank massaman curry and some coconut rice. I woke up feeling a little nauseated, tired and experiencing blurred vision. Not a good way to begin a weekend of footy finals.

Tonight my two favourite teams in the National Rugby League are playing in the first round of the footy finals series. The Brisbane Broncos are playing the North Queensland Cowboys. I’m hoping the Broncos defeat the Cowboys. Both teams get another chance and ultimately I’d love if they both met again in the grand final. Can you imagine a Broncos Cowboys grand final at Lang Park? Of course the NRL wouldn’t allow it. It’s as likely as letting the football star rather than the crappy entertainment Channel Nine insists on torturing us with. Why do we need Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel screaming at us? I’d prefer a school choir to sing the national anthem and then kick off of the game. Worse still Channel Nine will insist on having Phil Gould in the commentary box. The focus should be the footy not the entertainment all in the name of television ratings. So much time is wasted when all the fans and viewers want is to watch the footy.

So let’s get back to some food and photography.

Saturday breakfast. Vegemite and marmalade on an English muffin.

Beautiful spring day while walking around Lake Ginninderra. My hay fever will ramp up soon with so many flowers being out.

Something I found while walking around Lake Ginninderra

Lake Ginninderra playground. It looks phallic but it’s part of a dug out canoe.

Flower blossoms on Lake Ginninderra. I love my 55 mm f1.8 lens for my Sony.

Saturday morning tea. Chocolate popcorn cupcake from Heather's House of Cake on Lake Ginninderra. — Saturday morning tea. Chocolate popcorn cupcake from Heather’s House of Cake on Lake Ginninderra. This was delectable.

Saturday lunch. Beef burger with tomato and lettuce. A friend on Facebook thought the mustard looked like a McDonald’s sign.

Saturday footy finals food for dinner. Beef burger with potato gems, wasabi aioli, barbecue sauce and tomato sauce. The wasabi aioli was inspired by a YouTube cook from the Gold Coast I follow. His name is Greg and his YouTube channel is called Greg’s Kitchen. He’s quite quirky.

I’m thrilled that Jolene Blalock favourited and retweeted a tweet of mine. Jolene played T’Pol on Star Trek Enterprise. T’Pol was one of my favourite characters on Enterprise. She really developed as a character throughout the four short seasons. I wish there had been another season of Enterprise.

As I left the hospital yesterday I saw this sign on a window. I shared it on Instagram and Facebook and pondered whether this could be a new ice cream store. I’m expecting it will be used to store semen, embryos and for tissue banking.

I never thought of kangaroo being a Thai protein.

Chong Co Thai Restaurant menu Kingston, Canberra

TGIF dinner. Lamb shank massaman curry from Chong Co Thai Restaurant. It was really good. I hope it’s not responsible for why I’m feeling nauseated.

So it was a great game tonight. The best team won. The Broncos defeated the Cowboys.

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Caramel latte sundae

Posted 2015-05-15 by Gary

Regular readers know of my love of all things from Ricardo’s Cafe in Jamison. The cake display has recently changed over and I have been drooling over the caramel latte sundae. You can see a nice photograph of the old line up on their Facebook page.

Ricardo’s cafe has recently been written up in The Canberra Times’ Good Food Guide and there was news that a second restaurant will be opening in Woden near to where I work. I’ve been joking with friends that my Lowes discount card will be smashed soon as I buy new larger trousers and a new belt.

I finished work a little early today and drove to Ricardo’s Cafe and picked up a caramel latte sundae to enjoy as dessert tonight.

Before I get to dessert though I needed to make dinner. For that I made a simple beef and bacon burger with some avocado.

I smashed the avocado first and added lots of chili flakes to add a little spice! To try to reduce the fat levels I didn’t use butter this time and no cream cheese. It still tasted pretty amazing.

So after enjoying the burger I pulled out the caramel latte sundae and tried to eat it slowly and savour it. I used a teaspoon which I always find better for desserts. The popcorn was pretty nice. It was still crunchy and had a great caramel flavour. Inside the dessert was smooth, sweet and had a lovely caramel surprise inside.

If you’re in Canberra I highly recommend the caramel latte sundae from Ricardo’s cafe

Simple nude burger with #PowerofMushrooms

Posted 2014-06-25 by Gary

I still have mushrooms and after a long day it was a simple nude burger tonight

I woke up feeling a bit crook this morning and I had a long day at work today. The easy thing to do was buy some regular beef mince from Coles for $3.

Happy hump day dinner. Nude burger with avocado and mushrooms.

Simple nude burger with #PowerofMushrooms

Recipe Type: A simple meal with mince when you don’t have a lot of time or motivation

Cuisine: Australian

Author: Gary Lum

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 21 mins

Total time: 26 mins

Serves: 1

If you lack a little motivation and you don’t have much time, mince is your friend

Ingredients

Regular beef mince
Dried mixed herbs
Paprika
Black pepper
Chilli flakes
Salt
Egg
Grated tasty cheese
Worcestershire sauce
Mushrooms
Butter
Cream
White wine
Cos lettuce
Avocado

Instructions

In a bowl add the mince, beaten egg, dried mixed herbs, chilli flakes, paprika, pepper, salt and grated cheese
Mix it all up and then add the Worcestershire sauce
Let the mince rest for about 15 mince
In a hot pan cook the burger pattie for 7 minutes each side
In the same pan fry off the mushrooms
After the second 7 minutes let the burger pattie rest for another 7 minutes
Place cos lettuce on a nicely coloured plate
In the frying pan deglase the good bits with some white wine
Add a little cream and butter to make a nice rich sauce
Put the burger on the lettuce
Top the burger with the mushrooms
Spoon the sauce over the mushrooms
Slice the avocado and put next to the burger
Capture an image
Eat the meal
Wash the dishes
Watch MasterChef Australia
Write the recipe and blog it
Have a good night

Notes

I hope you enjoy this. It should be tender and moist inside the burger pattie. The mushrooms and sauce should really make it creamy along with the avocado. With the pepper and chilli flakes your mouth should sing 🙂

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Beef burger

Panko and fried shallot crumbed beef burger with pearl barley couscous

So what do you need to make these crumbed beef burgers

How do you put it all together?

How do you prepare the dish for a photograph?

How did it taste?

Final words

Like this:

Schnitz at Woden What I ate today

Have you tried schnitz? How do you feel about a crumb-free schnitzel?

Like this:

Food for footy finals

So let’s get back to some food and photography.

Like this:

Caramel latte sundae

If you’re in Canberra I highly recommend the caramel latte sundae from Ricardo’s cafe

Like this:

Simple nude burger with #PowerofMushrooms

I still have mushrooms and after a long day it was a simple nude burger tonight

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So what do you need to make these crumbed beef burgers

How do you put it all together?

How do you prepare the dish for a photograph?

How did it taste?

Final words

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Have you tried schnitz? How do you feel about a crumb-free schnitzel?

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So let’s get back to some food and photography.

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If you’re in Canberra I highly recommend the caramel latte sundae from Ricardo’s cafe

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I still have mushrooms and after a long day it was a simple nude burger tonight

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