We need more HAMBURGER RECIPES in our cookbook

[TamieJP]

http://www.theswap.com/cookbook1/sefer.cgi?Ground:Beef:Recipes

[MathAndChiliPeppers]

Oh dear. I was scanning the thread titles quickly and I thought this one was asking for more HAMSTER recipes for the cookbook. :-| I'm so glad that isn't what you were asking for. Although I'm pretty sure we're short on those in the cookbook too.

Jan

[TamieJP]

[Barbara]

I am not sure if you are just wanting more recipes listed under hamburger or need more recipes in general. If it is more recipes, I have found that some of the best recipes call for chicken. Not being a chicken lover, I just substitute hamburger. Here is an example of what I have done to a chicken recipe:

Chile Chicken Enchiladas
From Pillsbury Most Requested Recipes Casseroles & slow cooker meals
Serves 8

2 cups diced cooked chicken ( I use hamburger)
1 ½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (6 oz) (I used Mexican Style Four cheeses)
*½ cup sliced roasted red bell peppers (from a jar)
*1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso chopped green chiles
*deleted both of those and used Salsa instead

1 cup sour cream
1 can (10 oz) Old El Paso enchilada sauce (I tend to buy a larger size so they aren’t as dry)
1 package (11.5 oz) Old El Paso flour tortillas for burritos (8 tortillas) --I buy whatever size I want
1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese (I used Mexican style four cheeses)

1. Heat oven to 350. Spray 13 x 9 pan glass baking dish. In medium bowl, combine chicken, Monterey Jack cheese, roasted peppers, chiles and sour cream, mix well.

2. Spread about 2 teaspoons enchilada sauce on each tortilla. Top each with ½ c chicken mixture. Roll up tortillas; arrange seam side down, in sprayed baking dish. Top enchiladas with any remaining enchilada sauce. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.

3. Bake 45 to 60 minutes or until thoroughly heated. If desired, remove foil during last 5 minutes of baking time. (I don’t remove the foil. I cook mine 45 minutes. I did 60 minutes once a felt that was too long.)

[TamieJP]

I so prefer to cook things I've never fixed before so the truth of that matter is I WANT MORE RECIPES but I was asking specifically HAMBURGER recipes. So, you've made me happy.

[Carol]

Do you want HAMBURGER recipes or recipes which use ground meat?

[TamieJP]

Do you want HAMBURGER recipes or recipes which use ground meat?

Ground meat, probably since turkey and others are quite interchangeable. I think hamburger when I read 'ground meat' but I will substitute turkey or whatever when I'm looking in my freezer for ground meat.

[Fuzzyliz]

So just to clarify - you don't want a recipe on how to make hamburgers? It just is that here we talk about 'mince' when we say hamburger we actually mean the finished burger like in a macdonalds!

I could come up with loads and this is a very staple meat for us. I'll see what is in the recipe book and come back probably tomorrow with some ideas.

[Fuzzyliz]

Liz's Teviotdale Pie

Mince (hamburger!). Onions, carrots, celery, any other veg you choose.

Fry onions carrots and celery with some mixed spice, salt and pepper to taste, when onions are transparent add mince.
Use some beef stock (or if using other mince e.g. chicken - using corresponding stock), add some worcester sauce (not sure if you have that - could try bbq sauce or anything with some flavouring!), possibly tomato puree or even soup. Add any other veggies that you want (either left overs or frozen or whatever you fancy!). So at the end you have a nice thick mince stew with veggies in - full of flavour. (mine changes every time I do it depending on ingredients to hand). Put it into an oven proof dish - I use a roasting tin for size, but any sort of dish would be OK.

Then make the topping. This is a suet type of dumpling/scone topping.

About half fat to flour - I use lots because I do a big one for the family, but a family of four probably 8oz flour to 4oz fat.

SO: flour with some baking powder, fat (I use suet -either beef or vegetable suet, margarine would make a lighter topping), some herbs - to taste. Then using a knife to stir (I always use a knife, don't know why - you could anything you like really!) - add water (or a mixture of water and milk) until you have a nice really thick batter. Then pour/spoon/splodge the batter over the top of the mince. Cook it in a fairly hot oven for about 30 mins - until it has risen and is a golden brown colour. It is heavy and filling, but can be really tasty too depending on what you have added to it.

Mince Cobbler

This is much the same as above, but you have scone topping instead of dumpling type topping.
FLour, baking powder, just under half the amount of butter (i.e. 8 oz flour/3oz butter), 1 egg and about 2 fl oz milk. You can leave out the egg and use about 1/4pt milk. Make a thick dough that you can roll out. Tip it out onto a floured surface, knead it a little, then roll it out to about 1/2 inch thick - using a cookie cutter cut out rounds that you pop on top of the mince mixture, again cook for about 20 mins to about 1/2 hour at a medium to hot oven - till nicely risen and a golden brown colour. This is less heavy than the teviotdale pie.



Easy pancake somethingorother. (A very easy quick meal)

Make a stack of thin pancakes (or cheat and use wraps). Fill them with a good flavoured mince mixture - like a wrap - then lay them in an oven proof dish - allow at least 1 per person. If there is any mixture left over you can either put it on top of the pancake/wraps or keep to one side to just dish a bit more up on each persons plate! Then pour over some mushroom soup - you can be good and make your own, or you can cheat and buy a can! I would use at least two cans, maybe 3 - for a smaller family probably 1 would do. Then grate some cheese on top and pop it in the oven until the cheese is all nice and bubbly - and the whole thing is hot right through.


Pancake Moussaka.

You can make this with lamb mince or beef mince (or anyother mince you like - just vary the flavourings). Again make up a nice flavoured mince mixture - possibly adding things like peppers/courgettes (zucchini)/aubergines for a slightly mediterannean flavour.
Make a stack of thin large pancakes. Now layer the mince and the pancakes - similar to a lasagne.

Top the whole thing off with a white cheese sauce and grated cheese on top. In the oven to melt and brown the cheese.



Then there is always a curry. Mince (sorry, hamburger) can be made into a mild curry or a really hot one - depending on your preference.

Hope this adds a little to the cookbook!! All of the meals are cheap and easy and fairly quick to do.

[TamieJP]

Liz, we call a breakfast meal PANCAKES. They are cooked on a flat griddle and raise to about 1/2 inch deep.

I wonder if what you are calling pancakes is more like ... well, like you said, a WRAP or tortilla shell.

Found a recipe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/basicpancakeswithsuga_66226