Burger and Chips week - A visit from The Chair of Governors!

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed making your burger and chips this week.  Sorry it was so rushed in the end.

You all did really well and you will get quicker at chopping potatoes if you do it more often.  Don't forget to bridge your hand over what you're cutting to stop you cutting yourself.  Also don't forget to keep an eye on your burgers when you're grilling them.  Really important!

The only thing I would say is that some of you didn't clean up properly.  I had to clean sinks and wipe worktops.  If you want to cook at home you must ensure that clean up after yourselves or your parents/carers won't let you do it again!

The recipes for what we did today are below.  There's also a comment from the Chair of Governors - she was the lady who visited today whilst you were all crying over your onions!!

Homemade beef burgers and wedges – makes 4 x ¼ pounders or 8 small burgers

Ingredients

Burger:

500g minced beef (or turkey)

1 medium onion finely chopped/grated

4 tbsp breadcrumbs
¼ tsp salt and some pepper (up to you if you want more or less)

Optional: chilli powder; mustard powder or other herbs/spices

Wedges:

1 baking potato per person

1 – 2 tablespoons oil per person

salt

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas mark 6 or 7

Wash the potato(es).  Chop in half length ways (ensure you bridge your hand over .  Place cut side down onto a board and cut in half again.  Cut those in half again.  This will give you 8 large wedges per person.  Place into a bowl.  Drizzle over the oil and mix well with a spoon to coat the wedges in oil.  Place onto a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until cooked (small will be quick).

Using your (clean) hands, mix together the beef, onion (herbs) and salt thoroughly.  Split into 4 evenly shaped balls (or 8 small burgers) and flatten into burger shapes.  Don't mix it for too long as this can make the burgers a bit tough.

Place onto grill rack ready to grill.  Wash your hands thoroughly.  Grill burgers for around 15 minutes until there is no blood showing.

Serve burgers with chips.  You could also add a healthy wholemeal bun with some lettuce and tomato.  Perhaps some ketchup/mayonnaise – or your homemade sauce.

I have visited your course today (10th March), and it was lovely to see the interest and enthusiasm of all the students.  I'm sure the burgers will be very tasty!  Sheila Mann, Chair of Governors (RSG)