Normally my BBQ's are spectacular with many dishes on offer, however, this was not planned so I had to make do with what I had in the house.
I decided to put some rather small potatoes into the oven to bake and the bbq would consist of Sausages, my home made spicy burgers and cowboy beans.
So here it is .
The Finished Ipromptu Mini Bbq
Place some good quality beef mince in a bowl. Add a whole onion, finely chopped.
Next, finely chop 2 cloves of garlic, approx 2cm of fres ginger and two fresh green chillis, then add these to the meat.
Add one teaspoon of chilli powder and one of mixed spice.
Next, add salt and black pepper.
Mix everything together and knead with clean hands.
Grab a small portion of the mixture, roll into a ball and then flatten with the palm of your hand, repeat until you have used up all of the mixture.
Place all your ready to cook burgers on a plate or tray and cook on a hot bbq fir about 5-7 mins each side. The smell will make your mouth water as these burgers are delicious.
TIPS:
You can put less chilli powder i.e. half a teaspoon if you do not like your food so hot.
The way the burger mixture holds together without falling apart is really dependant on the quality of the meat.
If your mixture is not holding together, you can always add a raw beaten egg to the mixture to bind it or sometimes I sprinkle it with rice flour ( this also give a nice crispy coating).
Cowboy Beans
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Get a large tin of baked beans ( I used Heinz because they are gluten free).
Get a tin of pineapple chunks (or rings which can be cut into chunks)
Open the beans and pour into a large bowl,
Drain the juice from the pineapple tin and add the pineapple chunks to the beans.
Add a heaped teaspoon of chilli powder ( yes, we like our hot food in this house).
Stir together and warm n a pan or in the microwave.
I would normall make my own chiacken kebabs and potato salad but as I said it was impromptu and i had to make do. Hope you enjoy, many more Bbq's to come this year :-)
