Hamming it Up!

Now to the burger recipes. The first uses minced lamb and is packed with flavour due to the herbs. As well as making 'burgers' or 'patties', this mixture could also be formed into 'sausages' to slide onto a skewer to cook on a barbie, or under the grill.
Lamb 'burgers': serves 4
1 lb (450g) lamb mince
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, coarsely grated
1 egg
1 tblsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tblsp chopped fresh mint
1 tsp grated lemon zest
half tsp dried oregano/marjoram
1 clove garlic, crushed
Put all the ingredients into a bowl and - using clean hands - mix well together, then form into four 'patties' and fry, grill or barbecue until cooked through.

Pork burgers: serves 4
1 lb (450g) pork mince
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 spring onions, chopped finely
1 small red chilli, chopped finely (opt)
1 egg
2 tblsp barbecue sauce
1 slice stale bread, crumbed
Put everything into a bowl and mix well together. Shape into four 'patties, and cook in an oiled frying pan until cooked through.

Might as well include a chicken burger - this one with an Asian flavour, and the mixture could also form meat balls or koftas.
Oriental Chicken burgers: serves 4
1 lb (450g) chicken (or turkey) mince
1 inch piece fresh ginger, grated
1 tblsp soy sauce
1 egg
3 oz (75g)stale breadcrumbs
1 tsp sesame oil
2 spring onions, chopped
As with above burgers, put all the ingredients into a bowl, and using hands, mix well together, then form into four 'patties'. Cook in an oiled frying pan for about 15 minutes, turning once, until thoroughly cooked.