The B and B Burger – Basil and Bocconcini
Posted on February 4, 2011 by Nina Timm in beef
Naming this burger a B and B Burger was just my feeble attempt to be on par with my children who suddenly speak a language that I no longer understand. I have to decipher abbreviations like BFF, FB, LOL, Gr8, TTYL (talk to you later), G2G and those are just the ones I have figured out.
They don’t talk to their friends in full sentences anymore, seldom greet or ask about their friend’s well being. Everything has to fit into a certain amount of characters (140 on Twitter) so thre can be no wastage of letters and numbers……Imagine my children’s surprise when they asked: “What are we eating?” and I said: “B and B Burgers!
B and B? Yes, basil and bocconcini Burgers, not exactly something they would have worked out, maybe little madam because she has quite a developed palate at age 10. I suppose, the language fight is one I am going to lose so it is best then that I stick to what can do well and that is to feed my family.
I have always been very cautious to use too much fresh basil in recipes (except of course pesto), because it is such an overpowering herb. Chicken, fish and even salads can be rather horrible if you add too much basil, but I totally misjudged the use of basil in lamb. Mint, oregano and rosemary are normally the herbs to accompany lamb, but I had a whole bag of basil in the fridge and I felt like a really zingy burger so I got started. Here is what I did…
The B and B Burger
Ingredients
500gr lean or steak mince
1 small onion – grated
2-3 cloves of garlic – minced
½ cup oats
1 egg
salt/pepper
zest of 2 lemons
1 tsp ground coriander
1 loosely packed cup of fresh basil – sliced
4 bocconcini or4 cubes of mozzarella
Mix all the ingredients, except the bocconcini in a bowl and allow to stand so that the flavors can marry. Shape the mixture into 4 big juicy burgers and fold 1 bocconcini in the middle of each one. Heat your griddle pan or your outside grill and cook the burgers until they are to your liking.
Serve on a crispy bun with lettuce, tomato, onion rings and some chunky tomato relish!
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June 19, 2017
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I'll bet they were TGTBT! The sure look fabulous. I'll be trying these real soon. Hubby is a big burger fan.
I know exactly what you mean about our children speaking a foreign language. Sometimes, I think my teen is an alien! But, even she would love those burgers. They look fantastic! I've never heard of adding oats to a burger before. Great way to sneak in some extra fiber. Will have to try that. 🙂
it looks amazing and I bet it taste fantastic too! i love basil and beef together!
Hubby takes good photos to! 🙂 burgers look great, basil is definately one of my favs
IC that this is just too delicious for words BFF:D Since we barbeque all year round in Canada burgers are in my near future!!
Hahaha, funny post. I feel old too when I listen to how the kids talk and I'm not even 30 yet!
These burgers sounds magical – loving all that basil. Did you use lamb or beef for the patties?
When I was a teenager, long before facebook, twitter, texting, ect., my favorite saying was "GOI" – get over it. I think I drove my parents crazy.
I still have the language battle in the future. Am I hoping in vain that people will talk properly again? I also like putting oats in instead of breadcrumbs. Every little bit helps.
These burgers look juicy and delicious. LOVE the mozzarella bocconcini – yum! I had to laugh at the "text speak" in the beginning of your post. 🙂
ROTFLMAO at this post ;o) And loving the lamb burgers! Would never have thought to put basil in a lamb burger but v v tempted now 🙂 They look awesome!
They look fabuous and the addition of mozarella, that's pure genious.
Winston Rolbacher
So, interesting that nobody actually posted about their experience trying these. I’m a burger fanatic and frankly these are some of the best I’ve made or tried. Thanks for the post Nina.