“I wanted to something slightly different here, peaches are so versatile and in this dish they shine with Cajun flavours and pork. Making a peach and chilli Salsa is a fresh addition and much better than fat laden sauces. This dish is also a great change form the usual burger recipes.” Sophie Michell Serves 4 Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 40 minutes Ingredients: 600g minced pork 1 heaped tsp of ground cumin 1 heaped tsp of ground coriander ½ tsp of smoked paprika 1 clove of garlic, finely crushed Sea salt and pepper Salsa 2 peaches 1 red onion 1 red chilli 1 small handful of fresh coriander Juice and zest of 1 lime 1 inch piece of ginger Splash of olive oil To serve 4 medium sweet potatoes 3-4 garlic cloves Sprinkling of dried chilli flakes Olive oil Sea salt and pepper Green salad
Method: 1. Firstly mix the spices together and add the garlic and the meat, mix well and add a good amount of seasoning, about a teaspoon of sea salt and a good few turns of freshly ground pepper. 2. Make the mix into four large patties or eight small patties, and pop back into the fridge. 3. Then get the potatoes ready, preheat the oven to 200C, and peel and cut into wedges. 4. Lay them onto a baking tray and sprinkle with the olive oil, chilli flakes and garlic. 5. Roast until cooked and golden, for around for 30 minutes or until golden and cooked. 6. While they are cooking make the salsa. De-stone and cut the peaches into small dice, about 1 cm sized pieces. 7. Finely chop the red onion and chilli and mix well together. 8. Zest half the lime and add along with all the juice. 9. Finally grate in the ginger, add the olive oil and coriander and season. 10.Then heat up a frying pan or griddle pan, and during the last 20 minutes of cooking the potatoes, you can cook the burgers just make sure they are cooked throughout, this should take about 8-10 minutes each side. 11.Serve the burgers with a big scoop of salsa and the wedges or even for something different, serve in baps or pitta bread. Recipe by Sophie Michell, courtesy of South African fruits www.beautifulcountrybeautifulfruit.co.uk