BURGERS

[blackknife]

 

            One thing that is certain about me is I love BURGERS. I like beef burgers, turkey burgers, salmon burgers, veggie burgers, burger, burgers, burgers!  So, it’s lunch time and I’m about to microwave a Dr. Pragers veggie burger. It’s not the best way to do it. I’d rather bake it or pan fry it in olive oil. I also don’t have all the fixings I’d like either. I have a wheat bun and some random dipping sauces. So, lunch may suck ass, I don’t know yet. Normally I would dress it like a normal hamburger: lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, mustard and ketchup. I don’t always put cheese on my burgers, but it does tasty up a veggie burger. All that got my burger fantasies going.

            Our tummy is in one of its OMG do not feed me meat phases. I don’t know what happens. We don’t digest beef easily in general unless it’s ground or some exorbitantly fancy spendy cut of beef. So while I love steak we don’t tend to eat them that much. When we go do steak houses, I normally order salmon. If I know way ahead of time, I can prep our tummy for the tasty, but brutal onslaught of beef, but honestly knowing ahead of time doesn’t happen often. Plus, I really like salmon. I don’t cook it well at home. So when I get the opportunity to get it fire grilled I go for it, especially if it’s got teriyaki sauce on it.

            Anyway, burgers. I am eating a veggie one and though I like it, I like falafel better. I’ve made falafel balls once and it involved a deep fryer so guess what? I didn’t do it again because I don’t like deep fryers though I like deep fried foods. I found a recipe for falafel burgers. It looks really easy and they are pan fried, so I think I might be able to handle it. I also found a baked recipe. I figure I could probably bake the burgers, too. But you know I don’t know the ins and outs of cooking so I thought I would look at what they did to bake it and see if there is a reason why I can’t. I don’t see one. If you do, let me know.

            I also included a black bean burgers because they look like beef patties to me and I know they are chock full of protein. I’ve never made them, but I am interested. The final link is to a bunch of burger recipes. I can’t say I’ve ever used a recipe to make burgers. I kind of throw whatever I have on hand in them from just salt and pepper to all kinds of onions, bell peppers, Worcestershire sauce. I tried doing an inside out cheeseburger on the grill once, too. They rocked.  So anyway, this is wear my tummy brain is at. I’m fucking hungry.

Falafel Burgers: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5605/falafel-burgers

Baked Falafel: http://mideastfood.about.com/od/maindishes/r/bakedfalafel.htm

Black Bean Veggie Burger: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/homemade-black-bean-veggie-burgers/

Best Burgers: http://www.foodnetwork.com/grilling/grilling-central-burgers/best-burger-recipes.html