African Burgers
100g Coconut Flakes or Desiccated Coconut
500g Mixed Mince
1 Onion
1 Garlic clove
1 Tbs. of Vegetable or Maize oil
1 Egg
Clear stock
Pepper
Salt
Oil to Brush Burgers.

Soak the coconut in the hot clear soup and let them swell up for 2 - 3 minutes. Pour off the clear soup and press out the excess liquid from the coconut . Peel both the onion and the garlic clove then chop finely and fry in oil till the onions are transparent and then add them to the coconut . Add the mince and egg and mix thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste and then form 4 equal sized burgers using your hands. Using a pastry brush, brush the burgers with oil and let them grill on the barbecue for 10 minutes each side, turning frequently. Then ........ enjoy, and to hell with the diet.

Duncan Neil Crawford
Glasgow
Scotland