Beef burgers - learn to make

Name: Beef burgers - learn to make
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 small onion, diced; 500 grams good-quality beef mince; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 4 burger buns; 1 serving All or any of the following to serve: sliced tomato, beetroot, horseradish sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, handful iceberg lettuce, rocket, watercress

Beef burgers - learn to make is an American main course. This dairy free recipe serves 4. One serving contains 489 calories, 27g of protein, and 31g of fat. If you have onion, beef mince, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Tip 500g beef mince into a bowl with 1 small diced onion and 1 egg, then mix.

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Ground Beef

Onion

Egg

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Bowl

Divide the mixture into four. Lightly wet your hands. Carefully roll the mixture into balls, each about the size of a tennis ball.

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Roll

Set in the palm of your hand and gently squeeze down to flatten into patties about 3cm thick. Make sure all the burgers are the same thickness so that they will cook evenly.

Put on a plate, cover with cling film and leave in the fridge to firm up for at least 30 mins.

Heat the barbecue to medium hot (there will be white ash over the red hot coals about 40 mins after lighting). Lightly brush 1 side of each burger with vegetable oil.

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Vegetable Oil

Place the burgers, oil-side down, on the barbecue. Cook for 5 mins until the meat is lightly charred. Dont move them around or they may stick.

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Meat

Cooking Oil

Oil the other side, then turn over using tongs. Dont press down on the meat, as that will squeeze out the juices.

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Meat

Cooking Oil

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Tongs

Cook for 5 mins more for medium. If you like your burgers pink in the middle, cook 1 min less each side. For well done, cook 1 min more.

Take the burgers off the barbecue. Leave to rest on a plate so that all the juices can settle inside.

Slice 4 burger buns in half.

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Hamburger Bun

Place, cut-side down, on the barbecue rack and toast for 1 min until they are lightly charred.

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Toast

Place a burger inside each bun, then top with your choice of accompaniment.

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Roll

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Bowl

Tongs

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Servings:

1small

onion, diced 500grams

good-quality beef mince 1

egg 1Tbsp

vegetable oil 4

burger buns 1serving

All or any of the following to serve: sliced tomato, beetroot, horseradish sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, handful iceberg lettuce, rocket, watercress

Recommended wine: Malbec, Merlot, Zinfandel

Burger can be paired with Malbec, Merlot, and Zinfandel. Merlot will be perfectly adequate for a classic burger with standard toppings. Bolder toppings call for bolder wines, such as a malbec or peppery zinfandel. One wine you could try is Durigutti Familia Malbec. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 62 dollars.