Chilli Burger With Roasted Tomatoes Red Onion Relish Recipes

CHILLI BURGER WITH ROASTED TOMATOES & RED ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/ gas 6. Mix the beef with the chilli and some chopped coriander, then season well. Shape into four patties about 2.5cm thick. Chill until needed.
• Keeping the tomatoes on the vine, put them in a roasting tin. Drizzle over 1 tbsp of olive oil and season. Roast for 12-15 mins until just soft.
• Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Then cook burgers on each side for 4 mins for rare or 5 mins for medium. For the relish, mix 2 tbsp of olive oil, the lime juice and sweet chilli sauce, parsley, coriander leaves and red onion. To serve, place a burger on a muffin half, add a branch of tomatoes and top with red onion relish.

CHILLI BURGERS WITH ROASTED PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Heat butter in pan, add onions, chiilies and cumin , cook, stirring until inion is soft. COOL.
• Combine onion mixture with meat, mustard, sauce, beans, breadcrumbs, parsely and egg. mix well.
• Shape mixture into 6 ( or 8) patties. I use a hamburger shaper. If you wont be using them all ,Freeze without cooking in a single layer until hard, then stack in a bag.
• Shallow fry patties in hot oil , in batches until brown and cooked through. Serve in rolls with some of the pepper relish or whatever you prefer.
• Relish: quarter peppers, remove seed. grill peppers, until skin blisters and blackens. Peel away skin. Process peppers , cumin and sauce until smooth, then with the motor running add the oil gradually in a thin stream ( just like when making mayonaise) Cover, and refrigerate several hours.
• To cook.

RED ONION, TOMATO AND CHILLI RELISH

Steps:

• Start off by skinning the tomatoes - put the tomatoes in a bowl and pour boiling water over them and leave for 1 minute and then drain them and slip off the skins.
• In a food processor, add the onion, tomatoes, chilli and garlic and blend until finely chopped.
• Place the mixture in a saucepan over low heat and add the sugar and vinegar.
• Simmer very gently, without the lid on, for 2 hours, by then the mixture will have reduced to a thick sauce.
• Stir frequently towards the end of cooking time so the sauce doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.
• Taste to check the seasoning - serve hot or cold.