Fried Hamburgers with an Attitude and Oven Baked Fries with Basil and Parmesan Cheese

My husband like hamburgers  and spicy dishes so I created this hamburger recipe for him.

Ingredients:

1lb lean ground sirloin, preferably good quality

1 half onion finely chopped
1 clove garlic crushed or a pinch of garlic powder
1 dash Worcestershire sauce(about 1 tablespoon)
fresh ground pepper

Salt

1 -2 tablespoon red pepper flakes
2 to 3 tablespoons water

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Divide mixture into 4 equal balls and mold into patties. Salt and pepper each patty. Do not make the mistake of compressing the meat too much. Instead, you want to loosely pack the meat into the shape of a patty. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add your patties and fry on both sides until brown. This process isn’t meant to cook the patties, just to brown the outside so that you have a nice crust to bite into. Reduce the heat and allow the patties to fry until they reach 160 degrees F.

Serve with a thin slice of onion, some fresh spinach leave, a slice of tomato.

Oven Baked Fries with Basil and Parmesan cheese

The trick to these oven fries is a hot, hot oven…

Ingredients:

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon dried basil

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1 lb russet potatoes

4 cups water

1 1/2 tsp salt, divided

1 Tbsp sugar (I use truvia)

1 Tbsp olive oil

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Wash potatoes and slice into ½ inch strips.

In a large bowl, combine the water with 1 tsp of the salt and the sugar. Drop the potatoes slices into the water solution, and soak for 5 minutes. Drain, and pat the potatoes dry with a towel.

In a large bowl toss the potatoes together with the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt and the olive oil.

Spread the potatoes slices in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with non-stick cooking spray.

Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese, dried basil and garlic powder.

Bake at 425 degrees F for 25 minutes. Turn the fries over with a spatula, and raise the oven temperature to

500 degrees F. Bake an additional 5 minutes, until the fries are crisp and golden.