Food in time of Corona (Part 2)

When you have a lot of spare time on your hands, sitting at home in isolation and waiting for this virus to pass you by, you turn to your hobbies.

Here are some practical and easy tips on how to spice up your day with cooking and use what you have in the freezer.

3. Home made burgers

I found some frozen minced meet in the freezer. Usually i have pure beef minced meat, but for making burgers it is better to have a mixture of beef and pork meat to add some juiciness. 

Also i don't like to overcomplicate the meat mixture itself so i just add some salt pepper and little oil if needed. If you on the other hand, like a bit kick you can add some onions and red pepper and chilly.

While forming the patties keep your hands wet so that the meet doesn't stick to them. I don't have a separate grill but i use oven grill that i have. 250 degrees for 15 minutes and you do need to turn the patios.

As shown in the pictures below, I have used regular toast as the base, little ketchup and sour cream, two have cheese on top, and thinly sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. Fries are also oven baked so it is all done at once.

Tip: If you notice that the meat is drying up too much just put a little cube of butter on it while baking.

4. Filet mignon

Yes, it is a bit more expensive cut of the meat but i think of it as a special dinner, like the one you would have ordered if you were in a restaurant.

I like it medium rare and it takes only 3 minutes on one side and minute and a half on other sides, only pepper and salt and a bit of oil. I bake fries so i always finish my steaks in the oven for about 5 minutes tops, depending on the thickens of the slice.

I have a jar of pickled onion chutney that i absolutely adore as a topping, but you can easily make a mustard based sauce, or a cheese one if you prefer.

And keep in mind that this meal is never complete without a good bottle of red vine.