Mary Berry's Pork and Red Pepper Burgers!

Hello! I'm new to the world of blogging, but thought that as I have always wanted a place to document things that interest me, or that I love, I would give it a go! 

It may take me some time to get used to this whole idea so I probably will not frequently upload, as I would love to make each post the best quality. 

I have decided to write about a recipe I made for dinner for my family this evening. 

These are the Mary Berry pork and red pepper burgers. 

As well as below, you can find the offline version of this recipe in her book, Mary Berry cooks.

As my family have made a real effort to start eating more healthily, I looked through all the cookbooks we had and ended up deciding on these healthy alternatives to shop bought burgers. 

 The recipe is for 8 burgers but I made four slightly larger ones. 

This meal looked like so much fun to make, so I had a go myself.

I find it's easier weighing out all of your ingredients before you start cooking, it just makes life a lot easier.

For cooking the burgers, I started by browning both sides in a pan for four minutes, and then placed them on a baking tray and popped them in the oven.

I served my burgers on a bed of salad with sweet potato chips,

My family and I all enjoyed these burgers and I am sure I will make them again.

Thankyou for reading my first blog post, If you would like the recipe for yourself, you can find it below. See you soon!

Georgia xo

For this recipe, you will need: 

1 tbsp Sunflower oil

1/2 diced onion

3 rashers of finely chopped bacon
1 crushed garlic clove

75g crustless bread

2 tbsp roughly chopped parsley

450g minced pork

2 roasted red peppers

1/2 teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper 

Method: 

1. Begin by heating the oil in a frying pan and add in the bacon and onion. Fry both ingredients over a low heat until the onion is completely softened. Add the garlic and fry for one minute. 

2. Place the bread and parsley into a food blender and blitz until they are of a breadcrumb texture. Add the bacon and onion mixture, pork, red pepper, salt and plenty of black pepper. Combine all of these together in the blender. Shape the burgers into 8 and leave for 30 minutes to cool.

3. Preheat your grill to 180°C and grill the burgers for 6-8 minutes on each side until golden and cooked through. 

Alternitavely, cook in a pan with a small amount of oil until golden and cooked through.