Annabel Karmel's chicken burgers
Mini burgers that are easy for little fingers to pick up and flavoured with apple, cheese, onion and sage, from the UK's bestselling children's food expert. Suitable from 9 months
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onionpeeled and finely chopped
- 2 small garlic clovespeeled and crushed
- 450g minced chicken(mix of breast and thigh meat)
- 8 fresh sage leaveschopped
- 1 eating applepeeled and grated
- 40g fresh breadcrumbs(or gluten-free breadcrumbs)
- 40g Parmesan cheese or dairy-free alternativegrated
- vegetable oilfor frying
Method
step 1
Heat the olive oil in a small pan and sauté the onion and garlic gently, stirring, for 2 minutes. Allow to cool.
step 2
In a bowl, mix the chicken with the sage, apple, and breadcrumbs. Stir in the onion and garlic mixture, and the Parmesan.
step 3
Using your hands, shape the mixture into 24 small patties.
step 4
Heat a little vegetable oil in a frying pan and brown the burgers for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Turn down the heat to low and cook gently for about 5 minutes until cooked through. To test, push the point of a knife down through the centre of one of the burgers. Hold for 5 seconds and remove. The blade should feel burning hot. If not, cook for a little longer. Drain on kitchen paper.