Sunday 14 April 2013

Spare Ribs

Ingredients:
  • Ribs
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Tandoori Masala
  • 2 tsp Brown sugar
  • 2 tsp Honey
  • (1 tsp Turmeric) 
Method:
  1. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees Celsius
  2. Cut up the rack of ribs
  3. Place all the ribs in a plastic bag
  4. Add the paprika, tandoori masala, sugar and honey
  5. Close the plastic bag and place it in another plastic bag for safe measures (ribs can easily perforate the bag)
  6. Move the ribs around in the bag in order for them to get coated with the spices and honey
  7. Tear the bag and place the ribs in a dish
  8. Place the ribs in the oven and let them cook for 15-20 minutes


Wednesday 3 April 2013

Homemade Burgers


Ingredients (for 2 burgers):
  • 1. 250g minced meat
  • 2. l egg
  • 3. About 4 tablespoons of Breadcrumbs
  • 4. 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 5. 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 6. l Onion
  • 7. l clove of garlic
  • 8. Worcester sauce
  • 9. Ketchup
  • 10. Salt and pepper


Method:
1. Place the minced meat in a large mixing bowl
2. In the same mixing bowl add; the chopped onion, crushed garlic, half a teaspoon of paprika, half a teaspoon of nutmeg, salt and pepper, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, and about a teaspoon of ketchup.
3. Mix the ingredients together
4. Add an egg to the bowl and mix it with the other ingredients. 
5. Add 2-3 tablespoons on breadcrumbs to the bowl and mix the ingredients. 
6. Drizzle some oil into the frying pan.
7. Once the oil heats up: scoop up about 3 or 4 tablespoons of the meat mixture and shape it into a burger with your hands and place in the frying pan.
8. Repeat step 7 till you use up all the meat.
9. Fry for about 3 minutes till the meat starts changing  colour.
10. Making sure that the burgers seem solid enough, flip them once carefully.
11. Fry the burgers on each side, flipping them every 2 minutes. 
12. After the burgers have been cooking for 15 minutes lower the heat and continue to fry them for another 5 minutes, making sure they don't get burnt.
13. You can now turn off the heat and serve your homemade burgers.