What's The Best Way To Cook Hamburgers? Any Recipes?!
Answers: I have high blood pressure and have stopped eating at fast food joints. I love Hamburgers and French Fries! I need healthy ways to cook (recipes?) ground beef and would like to know if you have ideas I can use. It can be other things besides Hamburgers. Right now I'll try anything. Thank you very much.
Here are some staple recipes. To make them healthier, choose the low fat or fat-free options and leaner meat (despite what my burger recipe says, good burgers can be made with lean meat, but don't squish the burger while it cooks. I hope some of these help!)
Burgers
There really is a secret to great burgers:
First, you have to start with meat that is NOT lean, like 85%. (I know, it goes against our instincts, but that's what makes a really juicy hamburger). Next, you need to get a hamburger spice (found in the spice isle). Mix the spice in with the hamburger before you make patties, for a well-distributed flavor. Make nice, round, thick patties. When you grill them, DON'T smash them down with your spatula. You want the juice to stay inside.
Next, you need to find the best condiments you can. Offer several kinds of mustard (I love the spicy german kind), SWEET sliced onions, pickles that fit the hamburger bun, the best tomatoes you can find, ketchup, of course.
As for the bun. DON'T buy the pre-packaged kind, unless you have to. Go to the deli and see if they offer home made buns. Those would be much better. Also...get several kinds of cheese, again from the deli, to offer guests.
I would also make a killer salad or two. This always helps make a meal. Here is one salad everyone raves about, and it's really easy:
Caesar Coleslaw
1 pkg pre-made coleslaw
1/4-1/2 cup shredded parmesean cheese
1/2 pkg caesar croutons
1 bottle creamy caesar dressing
Toss first three ingredients together. Add enough dressing to coat. It's even good the next day!
and another that's quite good:
Broccoli Cheese Salad
4 cups broccoli, cut into small pieces
1 red onion, chopped
1 cup cubed cheddar cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled
Combine above ingredients. Combine 1 cup mayonnaise, ? cup sugar, and 2 Tbsp vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Pour over salad.
Potatoe salad is always a hit. I haven't been able to make one that is better than the deli makes. It's called Reeser's potatoe salad. BBQ beans are always wonderful as a side, too.
Sorry, I went on and on. I love to cook, and I love burgers!
Have fun!
Here are some other ideas:
This is so easy, and you can't believe how tasty!
Swiss Steak
1 round steak
2 cans stewed tomatoes
Egg noodles, cooked.
Sear the steak on both sides.
Put in crock pot and sprinkle with a good seasoned salt.
Add the two cans of tomatoes.
Cook all day (8 hours or so).
Serve over cooked and buttered egg noodles.
Yummy!
Lemonade Chicken
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 (6oz) can frozen lemonade, thawed
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 tsp. garlic powder
Place chicken in greased 13x9 casserole dish. Combine next 3 ingredients and pour over chicken. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Uncover, pour juices over chicken and cook another 10 minutes uncovered. Serve over hot, cooked rice.
Taco Salad
1lb ground beef browned
1 can of olives, sliced
1 can of kidney beans, drained
lettuce
tomatoes
shredded cheese
Green Onions
Peppercorn ranch dressing mixed with Pace chunky salsa (we like medium)
1 bag of corn chips crushed
Mix all together in a salad bowl.
Yummy!
Cheesy Pepper Steak
1 ? pound sirloin steak, cut in strips
Seasoned salt
1-16oz pkg. frozen bell pepper and onion strips, thawed
1-16oz pkg. cubed Mexican processed cheese
Sprinkle steak with seasoned salt. Coat large skillet with non-stick vegetable spray and cook steak strips for 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove steak from skillet and set aside. Stir in vegetables and ? cup water and simmer for 5 minutes or until all liquid cooks out. Add cheese and turn heat to low. When cheese melts, stir in steak until heated through and serve over hot cooked rice.
Tangy Spareribs
5-6 pounds spareribs
1-6oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
? tsp garlic powder
Spicy seasoned salt
Pepper
Place spareribs in shallow baking pan, meat side down and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and seasoned salt. Roast at 375 for 30 minutes. Turn ribs, roast another 15 minutes and drain off fat. Combine orange juice, Worcestershire and garlic powder and brush mixture on ribs. Reduce heat to 300. Cover ribs, roast 2 hours or until tender and baste occasionally.
Quick Chicken Casserole
3 cups cooked, chopped chicken or turkey
1-16oz. package frozen broccoli florets, thawed
1-10oz. can cream of chicken soup with ? cup milk
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper
1 ? cups crushed cheese crackers
Combine chicken, broccoli, soup, mayo, and cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Pour into buttered casserole dish and spread cheese crackers over top. Bake uncovered at 350 for 40 minutes or until bubbly.
Best Burritos Ever…
1 lb. hamburger
1 can refried beans with lime
4 little cans chopped green chilis
1 Tbsp. Cumin
Sharp cheddar cheese
1 pkg flour torillas
Sour cream (optional)
Salsa (optional)
Brown the hamburger. Drain the grease. Combine the beans, chilis and cumin. Cook until hot. Put 1/4 cup cheese in tortilla and microwave for 20 seconds. Fill with meat mixure and sour cream and salsa. Fold. Enjoy.
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can nacho cheese soup
1 can red enchilada sauce
1 large can chicken
1 soup can milk
Combine all in saucepan. Cook on medium-low until heated through, stirring frequently.
Here's a few sides, also:
Lemon Broccoli
2-4 bunches broccoli
? cup butter
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
? tsp seasoned salt
Pepper to taste
Steam broccoli until tender-crisp. Drain water. Add next 4 ingredients to hot pan. Stir until coated.
Cucumber Salad
Slice 2 peeled cucumbers. Slice thinly. Add 1 small sliced or chopped red onion. Cover with bottled red wine vinaigrette dressing. Salt and pepper to taste. Best if you let sit in refrigerator for at least an hour.
Hope one or more become your favorites.
Chris
try grilling burgers, this allot healthier than having them fried as more fat drains off them when cooking.
Also try oven fries or chips, much healthier than fried ones. They are really popular here in the UK.
Another thing, if you have high blood pressure you should really be steering clear of red meats. Try chicken or fish instead.
try the grill for your burgers..
instead of fries..use eggplant..
pour some olive oil over your sliced eggplant,add pepper and paprika..
mushrooms scallions red and green pepper..stem onions..
you can cook almost anything on the grill..its a lot healthier
Use leaner mince, and grill on a rack in a pan in the oven, and watch the fat drip out.
Without the fat, you may want to add a little extra 'something', but just use your regular recipes.
I am constantly changing how I make mine by adding different herbs and spices to my mix.
Normally I add some mixed herbs and a little curry powder.
(the curry powder adds a little flavour, but not enough to actually curry the mix)
Grilling your burgers and using leaner meat is a good start. Grilling drains alot of bad fats as well know. And leaner meats are a good way to get what you crave and eat smart. ALSO cutting the salt on fries by baking them is a good way to get the crispy texture and flavor you love with out all the grease and salt. My hubby has HB too I use seasalt if he wants a salt fix but only at most a tsp per meal no more. Good luck
oh here are a few recipes to check out too.
Lean mince beef, breadcrumbs, beat with egg add horseradish for a bit of a kick, salt n pep or change beef for lamb and horseradish for corriander serve with rice, salad and yoghurt and cucumber dip...good luck
well you can grill the burgers
make meat loaf
ummmm.......stuff with reduced salt
potato wedges
lay off the stuff with high cholestorol