Spicy Lamb Burgers with Onion Relish

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Ingredients

For the Lamb Burgers

2 tbsp of plain flour (seasoned with ground paper and salt)

6 hamburger rolls

2 tbsp of olive oil

650 grams of minced lamb

1 tsp of ground cumin

1 onion (diced)

1 egg (beaten)

Salt

Pepper

For the Relish

1 red chili (finely chopped)

1 red onion (diced)

400 grams of tomatoes (Skinned)

25 grams of butter

120 ml of vinegar (red wine)

2 tsp of tomato puree

3 tbsp of caster sugar

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Preparation

Burger

• Heat a tablespoon of oil and cook the onion until it becomes soft. Remove it before it colors. Mix the minced meat, onion, egg, cumin, and some salt and black pepper in a bowl.
• Divide the mixture into 6 portions and mold them into patties. Dunk each in the seasoned flour. Heat the remaining oil and fry each of the patties (5-6minutes per side).
• Serve inside a ciabatta roll or hamburger.
• Heat the butter in a pan and fry the chopped onion until soft. Add the chili and stir.
• Add the tomatoes to the pan and cook for approximately 5 minutes before adding the tomato puree, sugar, and vinegar. Cook the relish in low heat until it is sticky and thick.
• Serve with the burgers.

Relish

While this spicy dinner recipe has simple ingredients, classic accompaniments give it a sweet and spicy taste. They provide the lamb with the important creaminess it needs. The best thing about the recipe is that is it a brilliant quick dinner that can be made by almost anyone. Make it for your family or friends one of these days and see if they won’t compliment you on your fine cooking. Spicy lamb burgers with onion relish make a great meal any time of year. The patties can be cooked both indoors and outdoors on the grill.

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Does the thought of sweet and spicy ginger candies leave you all warm and fuzzy inside? Not only are ginger candies healthy for the cold winters, these can be paired with a number of desserts to kick them up a notch. Candied ginger works well with pumpkin, chocolate, cranberries and other seasonal flavors.

Christmas Candy Recipe: Homemade Candied Ginger

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Here is an easy recipe to make Candied Ginger at home:

Ingredients:

1 Pound Ginger

1 Pound Sugar

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Directions:

1. Peel the ginger and slice it very thin. Use a chef’s knife to cut thin slices. Thick pieces can get too spicy and chewy
2. Fill a saucepan with water and add the ginger. The water should submerge the ginger pieces
3. Cover the saucepan and boil on medium – low heat
4. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until the ginger is tender. The ginger will turn into a deeper shade of yellow
5. Drain the water reserving about 1/4^th cup for use later (Instead of draining the water, you can reserve it to make ginger soda or ginger tea)
6. Return the ginger slices to the saucepan and add the sugar and the reserved 1/4^th cup of water
7. Boil the ginger – sugar mix once on high heat and then turn the heat down to medium – low
8. Simmer the ginger for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir the mix frequently to avoid the sugar from burning the bottom of the pan
9. You can turn off the heat once the sugar begins to crystalize
10. Transfer the ginger- sugar mix to a cooling rack and let it rest until it cools down completely
11. Store your sweet candied ginger in an airtight container

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The recipe will yield about 2 cups of candied ginger. You can store it for up to 3 weeks in an airtight container. Candied ginger will make a great hostess gift for your holiday celebrations. Decorate the container with washi tape and little labels.

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Refreshing Sweet and Spicy Jicama Salad Recipe

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Jicama Salad Ingredients

1 large Jicama, Peeled and Julienned
4 Radishes, Thinly Sliced
2 Naval Oranges, Peeled and Cut into Chunks
3 Thai Chile Peppers, Minced
1 large Red Bell Pepper, Cut into Bite-size pieces
½ Jalapeno Pepper, Diced
½ bunch of Cilantro, Chopped
½ Hothouse Cucumber, Diced
1 Lemon, Juiced
3 Small Sweet Yellow Peppers, Sliced
Ground Black Pepper to taste
2 Small Sweet Orange Peppers, Sliced

Jicama Salad Recipe:

1. Combine the jicama, orange chunks, red bell pepper, cucumber, sweet yellow and orange peppers , radishes, Thai chile peppers, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, lemon juice, and black pepper in a large bowl.
2. Lastly cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.

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