Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Tiger Mike's Hamburger Patties

1 kg of minced lamb

1 kg of minced beef

2 fresh eggs

4 tsp of corn flour

¼ stick of real butter – melted

4 cloves of garlic chopped small

2 onions chopped small

1 tbsp of coriander powder

1 tbsp of cumin powder

2 tbsp of chopped coriander roots

2 tbsp of chopped fresh mint

2 tbsp of chopped Chinese celery

4 tbsp of scraped parmesan cheese

4 tbsp of breadcrumb

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl using gloved hands.100 gm size for kids and 180gm for adults. Use tin foil to wrap individual patty. Use a little breadcrumb on both sides before packing. Keep in freezer.

Buy minced lamb and beef from LEE Frozen in Kg Attap. Very good quality control. Ignore the proprietress; she has gone blonde with a sunflower hair style. Reading too much Aztec sex books listening to Oriah.

Dear Suet Fun,
Forgot to include 2 tsp of Knoor's Aromat when you mix the patties.If you can make your own mince, so much the better. Finish with apple pie and Baskin. I understand completely your feelong¹. The food, the ambience, the relaxed company of give and take types and Coors using Rocky Mountain's water. Yes, there is a few things I dearly missed. I loved Idaho and Oregon. Apa boleh buat, Terengganu pun boleh tahan, lah!!


¹Past tense of feeling!!

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Tiger Mike's Mexican Chili Con Carne

1 kg of good thick minced beef (buy from Lee Frozen in Kg.Attap)

2 tbsp of veg oil

1 onion sliced

1 clove garlic, mashed

1 can tomatoes (buy Italian)

1 cup of water

1 tsp of salt

4 tsp of chili powder

1 tsp of oregano

Dash of white pepper

½ tsp of cumin powder

2 cans of kidney beans* or butter beans


Use a wok to brown meat in hot oil. Add oil ingredients except beans. Cover, bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer. Stir occasionally. Add more liquid as needed. Add beans and simmer for 15 minutes more. 6 servings. Use French bread.

* Kidney beans. Soak overnight. Still will not be soft. Pressure cook for 30 minutes. No pressure cooker, boil for one hour or more. Then add to meat.

I have some additional suggestions:
* 1 tbsp of olive oil and one tbsp of butter. Use unsalted Anchor Brand butter from NZ or President Brand from France.
* Include four bay leaves. Best buy is in Lee Frozen. The bay leaves packed by S'pore's Singlong are broken up. You can buy fresh bay leaves in the wet market. Say; " Daun Salam ada tak?"
* Add 1 tsp of Aromat powder. One container of Aromat will last you at least a year. Please share with your kakis. I use it for almost everything.

If you buy the uncooked kidney beans. You have to use the pressure cooker for 1/2 hour from the hiss. If not, buy the canned kidney beans in water for RM 2.99. I discovered that the best canned tomato is Tesco's Italian Peeled plum tomatoes.RM 2.65. 400g.
Suet Fun, one can of Bud is RM 9.95. Lost the smell of hops and the taste is slightly reduced. Bad traveller.
Once the minced meat is cooked, bang in the beans and allow 10 minutes and serve. If kiddies are eating add green peas. Decor with coriander or mint leaves.