Review #1 - Atomic Burger! (Oxford)

I visited Atomic Burger on Cowley Road in Oxford on Saturday 17th August with my boyfriend. :)

We'd read up on it via Trip Advisor and it had awesome reviews and looked like an uber cool place to eat so we thought we'd just have to give it a go.

It was surprisingly easy to find and being located on a strip with loads of other restaurants, tapas bars and what not, I think it did well to stand out with its crazy nostalgic décor.

Admittedly, it doesn't look like the fanciest or even cleanest of places to dine, but don't let that put you off!

They offer an exciting range of inventively named burgers, containing ingredients such as  meatballs... or chorizo ... or even pulled pork - yum!

                            (You can check out everything on the menu here) -  http://atomicburger.co.uk/menu


So what did we order?

A 'Big Kahuna' beef burger with 'Sci Fries' & a 'Chuck Norris' beef burger with coleslaw.

My 'Big Kahuna' (made famous by the film Pulp Fiction) was a tasty burger indeed. It was stuffed with a Hawaiian-style mixture of swiss cheese, teriyaki sauce and a big fat ring of pineapple. Just how I'd imagined it - sweet, yet still had that strong punch of chargrilled juicy burger meat. The burger thrashed the quite tasteless 'Sci Fries' in comparison, as I only got a slight taste of old chilli flakes and burnt garlic rather than the heavenly combination they should have mastered so easily.

My boyfriends 'Chuck Norris' boasted the ingredient of BBQ pulled pork, and worked well within the sandwiched lettuce, cheese, tomato and beef. I had food envy over his side of coleslaw. 

• I will definitely be revisiting Atomic Burger (especially to try their fantabulous different options for breakfast)

• If you like American style diners, with food challenges, that sell root beer and use retro gimmicky toys and posters instead of wallpaper - You need to go there!!! 

Food       *****

Atmosphere *****

Service              *****

Recipe #1 - Garlic Chilli Chicken Curry

Ingredients Needed:

 

• Onion                                          A large white one, diced.
• Garlic                                         4-5 Cloves of the stuff, chopped roughly
• Chillies                                       2 Medium heat (red would be best), with seeds, finely chopped
• Olive oil                                      Just a couple of tablespoons
• Coconut milk                              1-2 tablespoons
• Chicken breast                            Quite a bit
• Spinach                                       A small bunch (optional but v. yum)
• Plum tomatoes                            Half a tin
• Tomato purée                             Half a tube
• Garam masala                            A sprinkle
• Curry powder                             1/2 - full tablespoon of HOT masala
• Yoghurt                                       Big dollop, fat-free is best
• Single cream                               Just a drizzle

 

 

Now tell me your not hungry...

 

How To :

 

1. Firstly, wack all of the diced onion into a hot oil smothered pan and lightly brown. Add the chillies, garlic and maybe a touch of water just to create a little sizzle and moisture.
2. Brown the chicken breast and once your happy that it's fully cooked through, coat it in your lovely spices (garam masala and hot masala curry powder).
3. Then add your wet stuff! Coconut milk, tomatoes, tomato purée and yoghurt (leave the cream until serving). 
4. Let the curry simmer and at this point just taste and season to your liking. You might want to add more of something e.g. heat, coconut, peanut butter?
5. When your happy with the taste and look of it, chuck on your chopped up saag (or in English - spinach). This will take minutes to sweat down and cook so keep an eye on it.
6. Garnish with your single cream to make it look b-e-a-utiful! (not that it needs it).

 

 

Enjoy! xxx

First Post!

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I'm planning to use this online diary as a scrapbook to all my culinary experiences.

So if you enjoy trying out exciting yummy recipes ... reading up on reviews about nearby restaurants ... or fancy just learning some simple cooking tips from moi, COME ON DOWN!
I've never had any proper cooking lessons or training within this field but its my number one favourite thing to do - eat nice food! Everything I know I've either picked up from my inspirational wonder woman of a mom or accidentally discovered through trial and error.

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                                                                               (oops sounds slightly Nigella Lawson..)

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