Hairy wrote:

> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I made some home made burgers last night following a recipie but it
> > came out rather bland. This is what I used:
> >
> > Lean Mince beef
> > Egg
> > Chilli
> > Onion
> > Garlic
> > Spring onions
> > Basil
> > salt
> > brushed with olive oil
> >
> > (I cooked them under the grill)
> >
> > The flavours from the onions, chillis and garlic was quite refresing
>
> > and pleasant, but it seemed to be missing something, and as I said,
> was
> > just a bit bland. It didnt really taste much like a burger!
> >
>
> That's because it wasn't a burger. It was meatloaf.
>
> Dave

Probly the 'lean beef' was the problem, fat has flavour and for burgers
one uses a less than lean ground beef. Also i love to put about 2 tsp.
of fennel seeds in a pound of ground beef for burgers. And of course a
walnut sized ball of blue cheese with the meat moulded around it then
flattened for a burger is very good also, i did once see Julia Child
make a burger with freshly ground sirloin but she put a walnut sized
piece of butter inside it and proceeded to cook the beef patty. I am
always amused by Julia's use of butter. Not as bad as Paul Prudhome's
(sp?) but still....
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JL