漢堡之夜 Burger Burger Night

對於做飯這件事，我有自己一套哲學（嘩，有沒有那麼誇張！），很多人做飯很在乎結果，就是最後菜做得好不好吃，當然，我也不是聖人，我不至於那麼看得開，我也會在乎，畢竟別人稱讚你做的菜好吃還是會感覺飄飄然。

I have my own philosophy (what?? so serious!). A lot of people only care about whether they have cooked a delicious dish. Of course, I care about this very much too. However, that’s not everything about cooking.

但是，必須說但是，我更在乎過程，做飯對來我說本來就不僅僅為了一享口福而已，我享受做飯的過程，包括失敗的過程，我常常覺得做飯就像在實驗室做實驗，實驗失敗了，肯定是有原因的，不同來源的食材、不同的爐子、不同的鍋子和不同來源的調料，都可能導致失敗的原因，哪怕你完全跟著食譜去做，所以，我不常100%跟著食譜去做菜，我也希望我的讀者不要完全跟著我的食譜去做，要懂得變通，我更多分享的是經驗。要了解食材、爐子、鍋子和調料的特性，做出適當的變化，如果做出變化失敗了，你就會了解到原來哪些部分是不能隨便調整，如果做出變化成功了，這可能就是一種創新，但如果你完全不思考不做任何變化，不管是失敗或者成功都可能沒有你的份，甚至你根本不知道失敗或成功的原因。

I care about the process of cooking. Cooking is not just about making delicious dishes to enjoy. I enjoy the process including those failing ones. To me, kitchen is like a science experiment lab. If you fail the experiment, there must be a reason. Ingredients from different origins (or even brands), different cookwares, different stoves….all the differences could be the reasons for failure. Therefore, I do not always 100% follow any recipes. I hope my followers won’t do that with my recipes too. You need to study it through the experience I share. You need to understand the ingredients, stoves and cookware characteristics to see if any amendments are needed. If you fail with the amendment you make, then you learn what cannot be changed. If you succeed, then you have probably innovated a new dish. Without any thinking or amendments while just strictly follow any recipes, you won’t know what’s the critical factors for your failure or success.

為什麼突然長篇大論的說我的想法？是因為上週的實驗中，有兩個”失敗“的實驗，某人說”都叫你不要隨便改方子”，OK….我不改難道就一定會成功嗎？港姐下刪數百字髒話，“失敗”的實驗包括週二的玉米卷，因為擔心肉餡比食譜中少，所以少放了湯汁，所以做得有點太乾，第二個“失敗”，或者是一直沒做到西人認為的成功，就是曲奇，還沒找到具體原因，第一次烤得不夠熟，第二次的花生酥成功的但他認為不正宗西式的曲奇，第三次好像是烤太久了，好吧，至少我有檢討我失敗的原因，我會繼續努力，我就不信我做不出好吃的曲奇，等我！

Why all of sudden I would like to share my “philosophy”? It’s because I failed two experiments last week. Someone then said “I told you not to change the recipes”….OK, well…will I for sure be successful if I don’t change it?….@^&(*$#*&$@%*($@…no one can tell. The failures including the enchiladas I made on Tue. I put less chicken broth as I used less meat than the recipes and I know I have the tendency to make some dishes too watery. Yet, this time – too dry! The other failure is COOKIES. I have tried multiple times actually. Undercooked for the first time. I think it’s a success the second time with my peanut butter cookies but someone think it’s not authentic enough. This third time seems to be overcooked. Well, at least, I tried to learn what made me fail. I will work harder. I don’t believe that I am not able to make good cookies. Give me some time!

好了，是時候回顧一下上週的成果 Ok, time to review what I have made last week.

漢堡包 Burger Burger 🍔
辣椒肉餡玉米卷 Beef Enchiladas 🌯
巧克力曲奇 Chocolate Cookies 🍪
香蕉花生醬巧克力碎片雪糕 Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Chips Ice Cream 🍦
薑黃香菜炒豬肉 Stir Fry Pork with Cilantro and Turmeric 🌿
紅咖喱牛肉 Red Curry Beef 🐂
高麗菜肉卷 Cabbage Roll
豉椒炒雞球 Stir Fry Black Bean Chicken 🐔
黃油高麗菜 Butter Cabbage

辣椒肉餡玉米卷 Beef Enchiladas — 漢堡包 Burger Burger

說了很多“失敗”的分享，其實上週也有我覺得做的“真好吃”的菜，包括週一的漢堡，以前跟西人在上海，我們偶爾會去一些西餐廳的Monday Burger Burger Night，其實就是買一贈一，我們比較喜歡的是Fat Cow，每次都大排長龍，所以，我們也不是每週去，上週說過，因為疫情，我開始在家做一些我們以前常去餐廳吃飯的主題，上週就輪到Burger Burger Night了，基本上，只要你家裡有牛肉餡、芝士、洋蔥、番茄、酸黃瓜、生菜就可以做，其實搭配的蔬菜也是隨你喜歡，我認為Burger的關鍵材料除了牛肉就是酸黃瓜了，牛肉餡只需要用鹽、黑胡椒調味一下，做出比你買回來的漢堡麵包要大一點點的圓形，中間用拇指壓一下，按照你喜歡的生熟程度煎一下，再隨你喜愛組裝就可以，我們沒有做什麼特別的醬汁，就用了番茄醬和芥末。

After sharing all the “failures”, I actually have made several successful dishes last week (i.e. someone said “yum yum”). This includes the burger we made on Mon. When Mr Large and I was still living in Shanghai, we sometimes go to have Burger Burger Night outside which is basically buy one burger get one free. Fat Cow is our favorite place to go but it’s always a looooong queue on Mon. Since COVID-19, I plan to make some dishes with theme just like we were used to be. Burger Burger night was the theme last week. It’s very easy to make. You only need a few ingredients – ground beef, cheese, onion, tomato, pickle, lettuce or whatever vegetables that you like. To me, most important ingredient is pickle. You only need to season the ground beef with some salt and black pepper. Form a round shape which is slightly bigger than the burger bun. Use your thumb to press the center of the meat. Pan fry it until it’s cooked the way you want. We haven’t made any special sauces. We just used tomato sauce and mustard. It’s SUPER delicious.

自家製牛肉漢堡 Home Made Beef Burger

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材料 INGREDIENTS：

❑ 牛肉餡350克；350g Ground Beef

❑ 芝士、洋蔥、番茄、酸黃瓜、生菜；Cheese, Onion, Tomato, Pickles, Lettuce

❑ 漢堡麵包2份；2 Burger Buns

❑ 鹽、黑胡椒、喼汁；Salt, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce

❑ 番茄醬、芥末；Ketchup, mustard

做法 DIRECTIONS：

平底鍋，放一點黃油，先把漢堡烤一下 Add some butter in a frying pan. Toast the burger buns.
牛肉餡用鹽、黑胡椒和喼汁調味，分成兩份，做成圓形，比漢堡麵包可以略大一點，牛肉煮熟會縮 Season the ground beef with salt, black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Divide into two portions. Make it in a round shape slightly bigger than the burger bun. The beef will be shrunken after it’s cooked.
中間用拇指壓一下，放少許油在平底鍋，中火兩面煎，做成自己喜歡的熟程度 Press slightly in the middle of the burger beef with your thumb. Add little oil in the frying pan at medium heat and pan fry the beef to how much you like it to be done.
關小火，上面舖一片車打芝士，蓋上鍋蓋讓芝士融化 Turn to low heat. Put cheddar cheese on top of the beef. Cover with lid to let the cheese melt.
組裝一下，加番茄醬、芥末或自己喜歡的醬汁 Assemble the burger and add ketchup, mustard or any sauce you like.