Food & Drink

Burgers

Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

In Season this month

Fruit & Nuts - Cherries, Elderflowers, Rhubarb Vegetables & Herbs - Asparagus, Broccoli, Carrots, Lettuce, New Potatoes, Radishes, Rocket, Sorrel, Spinach, Spring Onions, Watercress Meat & Game - Lamb, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Cod, Crab, Dover Sole, Halibut, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Plaice, Salmon, Sea Bass, Sea Trout Going Out Of Season - Morel Mushrooms T here is nothing that beats a good homemade burger and these are superb. This is a really simple recipe that guarantees truly scrumptious Burgers! It is very easy to follow and as always, a huge hit with the family! If you don’t have horseradish, use mustard. If you don’t like mustard, keep it simple and leave it out! Add sundried tomatoes to the meat mix and pickles before you serve. It really doesn’t matter, just enjoy them! This is a uber quick and ultra-delicious recipe. Fabulous for a BBQ - at a safe social distance of course. Watch me make them over on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2YgIpd6 #cupboardcookeryclasses

Cooking time 30-40 Minutes Ingredients

• 750g minced beef • 1 onion (or shallots) - chopped • A handful of chopped Parsley • 2 clove garlic –crushed • 2 large tsp horseradish sauce (or mustard) • 1/2 tbsp Worcester sauce • 1 egg • Up to 2 tbsp breadcrumbs • Extra onions to caramelise for the buns • 6 burger buns • Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Method

1) Heat Olive Oil in frying pan 2) Add Chopped Onions and two cloves of garlic 3) Add a pinch of salt and pepper 4) Cook onion until transparent then leave to cool 5) Take the minced beef, place in a bowl and add two tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce, two large teaspoons of horseradish sauce, a pinch of salt & pepper and a dessertspoon of freshly chopped parsley 6) Break your egg into the minced beef and mix all ingredients together in the bowl. 7) When the cooked onions & garlic have cooled add them to the mince. 8) Keep the frying pan to one side as you will use it again to caramelise onions later. 9) If your mince looks too wet you can add a tablespoon of breadcrumbs to it at this point and mix well. 10) You can use the pan you cooked the onions in to check the consistency of the burger mix if you wish – simply fry off a small amount, like a mini burger in the pan to check it holds together! When you are happy with the mixture place it in the fridge until ready to use. 11) Time to caramelise some onions! Add some more olive oil to the frying pan along with 25g of butter and melt together. 12) Add one sliced onion to the pan along with two or three pinches of sea salt and about a tablespoon of brown sugar, along with a tablespoon of white wine vinegar. 13) Cook down a little, tossing the onions initially, then cover with some silver foil and leave to simmer on a low heat for about 20 minutes to caramelise fully. 14) While the onions are caramelising take your burger mix out of the fridge and divide into 8 equal portions. 15) Mould each patty into a meatball shape then flatten down into a burger. 16) Return to the fridge for about 20 minutes to rest. 17) When onions are caramelised, it is time to cook your burgers on the hob or the BBQ. As you have used mince beef be sure to cook them right through, you can pop them in the oven for 5 minutes before serving to be sure of this. 18) Serve in a bun to your taste, whether that’s with ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, lettuce, onions….. the choice is yours!

Kesar & Co SOLICITORS

Lost your job? Discriminated at work? Perhaps you can get legal aid?

Legal aid is not available for employment disputes, right? Well, not completely. It can be available if your dismissal was based on harassment, victimisation, direct or indirect discrimination or breach of duty. You will still be expected to meet the funding criteria and provide evidence of your financial eligibility such as letters from DWP, but you could have access to an experienced legal practitioner and free, impartial legal advice and representation.

What falls within the scope?

The Equality Act 2010 offers protection to those who have experienced discrimination based on one of the “protected characteristics”, such as race, religion, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Victims of discrimination will be expected to prove that they have been treated differently from the people who do not share their protected characteristic or have experienced a provision, criterion or practice which is discriminatory.

If the alleged discrimination involves a public body, it is important to consider a possible breach of the public sector equality duty. The Act imposes an obligation on public bodies to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.

What are the deadlines?

The proceedings at the Employment Tribunal must be initiated within three months of the end of your employment. The Equality Act allows more time, but the claims must be issued within 6 months, unless the alleged discrimination is ongoing.

What is the aim of legal action?

The courts may award compensation for the loss of earnings and related quantifiable losses as well as damages for injury to feelings. Although the victims have a duty to mitigate loss such as taking steps to find employment, such a requirement does not cover injury to feelings. The damages the court is likely to award are divided in 3 brackets:

lower band of £900 to £9,000 (less serious cases) middle band of £9,000 to £27,000 (cases that do not merit an award in the upper band) upper band of £27,000 to £45,000 (the most serious cases), with the most exceptional cases capable of exceeding £45,000

Who can qualify for legal aid?

The funding is very restrictive. The eligibility criteria have not been reviewed for many years and did not follow the rising cost of living, property prices, increase of income, including the minimum wage and other relevant factors. You can assess your own eligibility at https://www.gov.uk/legalaid/eligibility.

Not sure what to do?

Your nearest law firm with a specialist LAA discrimination franchise would be happy to help. Even if you don’t qualify for legal aid and are asked to pay a consultation fee, it may well be worth it! Kesar & Co Solicitors 27 London Road, Bromley, BR1 1DG Tel: 020 8181 3100 Email: contact@kesarco.co.uk www.kesarco.co.uk