WHAT IS THE STRANGEST FOOD COMBINATION THAT YOU ENJOY EATING?

We have all had our little food experiments. You know what I'm talking about- the ones in which you mix two or more foods together to see if they taste good. While some of us do it in the hopes of inventing a new and delicious super-snack that will curb more than one craving at a time, most of us just feel like playing with our food. Successful experiments.  Have left behind a legacy that makes testing the possibilities worthwhile.
Creating a food combination is a lot like building a spaceship. While you may succeed and be able to enjoy the beauty of a new horizon, you may just as easily create a bomb that blows up in your face. So, before you blast off, try some of these tried-and-true food combinations from our food corner.

Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich

Spaghetti Sandwiches

Chocolate+ Onion

CHICKEN BURGERS

Chicken Burger with Mayonnaise

Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis' Chicken Burger with Mayonnaise
Makes 10 patties and 10 burger buns

Ingredients:

For burger buns
250 g bread flour
10 g instant yeast
1 egg
100 g water
30 g sugar
4 g salt
10 g skim milk powder
20 g butter or margarine
For chicken patties
1 kg ground chicken
1 large onion, chopped
200 g mayonnaise, Kewpie brand
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 cup olive oil

Directions:

For burger buns
Combine flour, yeast, sugar, salt and egg in a mixer bowl. Start kneading on medium speed for 5 minutes, at the same time slowly dripping water into the bowl.
When the dough has formed a ball, add butter and continue mixing for 10 more minutes. The dough should be smooth and shiny, and slightly tacky but not sticky.
Form into a ball and let rest for 10 minutes, covered with clean kitchen towel or plastic.
At the end of the resting period, the dough will be 1,5 times bigger than before. Lightly press to release air bubble.
Divide dough into 10 portions for normal buns or 20 for mini buns.
Shape into balls and arrange on buttered pans. Leave to proof for 90 -120 minutes, till the dough is 3 times the original size.
Preheat oven to 190 degree celsius. Bake the buns for 15 minutes till nicely browned. When the buns are out from the oven, quickly brush the top with some butter.
Set aside to cool on wire rack.
For chicken patties
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix well.
Shape the mixture into 10 patties, weighing about 150 g each.
Heat some oil in a non-stick pan. Cook the patties till golden brown, 5-8 minutes each side, over medium heat.
Remove from heat and arrange the patty between buns, layered with lettuce and spread some mayonnaise on top of the patties.

TYPES OF BURGER

This week we'll be looking at different types of Burger. But let's start wit BOOCHES BURGER.

INGREDIENTS

4Soft dinner-size buns, split

2Slices American cheese, preferably white, each cut in half

2Slices Swiss cheese, each cut into 4 strips

1Pound ground beef

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1tablespoon unsalted butter

Grilled onions, optional

Potato chips, for serving

 

 

DIRECTIONS

 

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.

 

Put the bottoms of the buns on a baking sheet. Put in the oven to keep warm while you make the burgers.

 

Divide the beef into 4 equal patties, 3 3/4 to 4-inches in diameter and 1/2-inches thick (the burgers will be bigger than the buns).Sprinkle the patties with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

 

 

Heat the butter in a large skillet or on a griddle over medium-high  heat. When the foam subsides and the butter is just beginning to brown, add the patties and cook until well browned, about 3 minutes. Flip and top each burger with 1 half of American cheese. Place 2 strips of   Swiss cheese on either side of the American cheese. Trim the cheese to just fit the patty. Continue to cook until browned on the outside but still slightly pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes more.

 

 

Please a patty cheese-side down on a bottom bun and if using, add the grilled onions. Press the top over  the burger.  Repeat for the remaining patties. They will be juicy and oozy. Serve on a piece of wax paper with potato chips on the side.

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