Belfield on Botany @ Rosebery

Checking out Belfield on Botany at Rosebery has been on a list of burger wants for quite some time and I was a very happy person after visiting in October last year.

  

There are 10 burgers on offer along with sides and milkshakes.  Simply and easy.....

 

 

 

 The Boy opts for the mouth drooling B.W.A.  A double patty, double cheese, streaky bacon, onion rings and hot sauce burger that is dripping with excitement.  It's a winner.  He is a big fan!

 

 

 

The sides on offer include tater tots, sweet potato wedges, crinkle cut chips and deep fried mushrooms.

 

What do we go for?

 

A bucket of tater tots are the perfect accompaniment to a good juicy burger.

 

 

The deep fried mushrooms just took my dining experience to a whole other level.  These were amazing (and I really mean that).  I think these have just become my new favourite side dish! 

 

Plump, juicy mushrooms coated with an awesome crumb coating and deep fried to golden perfection.  Oh yum! 

 

 

I went with the Pork burger.  A unique concoction of a peanut butter pork patty, kimchi, green apple and mayo.  It was so gooooooood. 

 

 

 

We loved our burgers here.  we loved the mushrooms and the tater tots.  We loved it! We have been raving about those mushrooms for months and who doesn't love a good crispy, hot tater tot!

 

 

 

 

January 2017 rolls around.  It was our last day of our holidays, before heading back to work and we decided that we needed a burger and headed back for our second visit. We took up an Ompty.com offer for burgers, which are an awesome deal that include, a burger, side and a can of soft drink for $10.

 

The Boy opted for the classic Belfield burger consisting of a beef patty, cheese, rocket and Vegemite mayo.

 

 

 

Of course we couldn't pass up on a serve of tater tots and a serve of the deep fried mushrooms plus a side of crinkle cut chips!

 

 

 

Although the mushrooms were smaller (which got you more in the bucket *wink..wink*) they were still as tasty as ever.  The tater tots are exactly the same awesomeness and the crinkle cut fries are super crunchy and crispy. 

 

This time I went with the Mushroom burger which included a hash brown, rocket and aioli.  I was a little underwhelmed by this burger. 

 

 

Our burgers were 'okay'.  We weren't left drooling like last time.  We loved our mushrooms and tater tots and I love dining in at Belfields.  It was just the burgers didn't live up to the hype that we had on our first visit which left us wondering if it was an off day or things had changed (a few friends have commented lately too) - I hope not. 

 

Another visit is on the cards so we can decide.

 

 

 

Lentil, Chilli & Mint Soup

When I first began this little project, I was cooking and photographing the dishes more than I was posting them here...yeah I've said it before I was a slack blogger in the early days!  So it's time to dig out some of those recipes and post them! 

This soup is a winner for winter.  It's easy to pull together and perfect for a cold winters night.  I've adapted it from a Donna Hay recipe from her 10 Minute Meals cookbook (which I have a personal signed copy wishing me a Happy Birthday).

I am now focusing on my inner Donna Hay....food stylist extrodinare. She makes things so delectable on a plate.  There's alot to learn.

I will admit that I cooked mine for nearly 20 minutes to get a smoother, softer lentil because 10 minutes didn't seem to really cook it and I played around with the spice level to suit my personal taste.

Red Lentil, chilli and mint soup

Ingredients

1 tbs vegetable oil
1 small brown onion, chopped
1 cup of red lentils
1 long red chilli, diced
1-2 tsp lemon rind, minced
1/2 tsp cumin
1 litre of chicken stock (you could use vegie stock)
handful of mint leaves, washed and chopped
greek yoghurt

Method

Fry onion, chilli, lemon and cumin in oil
Add lentils and stock and bring to a boil
Simmer for about 15-20 minutes until smooth and creamy
Stir in mint
top with yoghurt and mint and serve

Tofu with shallots, coriander and chilli

This has been a go to quick meal for me many times and I love it.  It's so simple and fresh (although there is a fair bit of oil in it).  It's a Chinese style tofu dish which I have slightly adapted to suit my taste (mainly the quantity of oils and soy sauce).  Quick and easy, colourful and tasty!

Tofu with coriander, shallots and chilli

Recipe ingredients

A block of silken or regular tofu, cubed or sliced
a bunch of coriander
a red chilli, sliced
2 shallots sliced
2 tbs peanut oil
1 tbs sesame oil
1-2 tbs soy sauce
1 tbs fried shallots (you can get these at the asian grocery store or large supermarkets)
1 tbs peanuts (optional)

Method

• arrange tofu on a plate, put soy sauce on top and warm through (I do this in the microwave for about one and half minutes
• arrange coriander, shallots and chilli on top of tofu
• meanwhile, heat oils (together) in a frying pan until just smoking then pour over the top of the tofu.  This will sizzle and spit so be careful.  It should wilt the coriander, shallots and chilli and puddle in the base of the dish with the soy sauce.
• top with fried shallots and peanuts (if using)

Serves 1-2