The ultimate makeover: Burgers

Name: The ultimate makeover: Burgers
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 grams lean beef mince (10% fat), preferably organic; 5 spring onions, finely chopped; 140 grams finely grated carrot; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 Tbsp chopped tarragon; 1 medium egg, beaten; 4 wholemeal bread rolls, split in half; 2 teaspoons rapeseed oil, for brushing; 25 grams watercress; 2 larges red peppers halved lengthways and deseeded; 100 grams cherry or baby plum tomatoes, halved; 2 teaspoons lime juice; 2 teaspoons snipped chives; 0 very small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 pinch pinch crushed chillies

The ultimate makeover: Burgers requires about 1 hour and 5 minutes from start to finish. This dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 24g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 405 calories. Head to the store and pick up dijon mustard, egg, chives, and a few other things to make it today. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of American food. A few people really liked this main course.

Instructions

Tip the mince into a bowl with the spring onions, grated carrot, garlic, mustard, tarragon and egg.

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Spring Onions

Tarragon

Mustard

Carrot

Garlic

Ground Meat

Egg

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Bowl

Mix well using a fork. Season with pepper and a pinch of salt, then divide the mixture into

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Pepper

Salt

Flatten each piece with your hands into a 10cm round (A), about 2cm thick a similar width to the buns. Chill for about 30 mins. Or can be made a day ahead: stack the burgers between pieces of greaseproof paper to stop them sticking, wrap in cling film then chill until ready to cook.

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Roll

Wrap

Meanwhile, heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/ gas

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Oven

Lay the peppers, cut sides down, on a non-stick baking sheet. Roast for 35 mins until the skins are charred, laying the tomatoes next to them, cut-side up, for the final 3 mins just to soften slightly.

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Tomato

Peppers

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Baking Sheet

Remove and immediately transfer the peppers to a small bowl and cover with cling film. Leave for 5-10 mins until cool enough to handle. Peel off the pepper skins (B), chop the peppers and tip them back into the bowl to join any juices there. Chop the tomatoes and stir into the peppers with the lime juice, chives, onion and chillies. Taste and add a grind of pepper if needed. Set aside. Can be made 1-2 days ahead and chilled.

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Lime Juice

Chili Pepper

Tomato

Peppers

Chives

Pepper

Onion

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Bowl

Heat a griddle pan, or cook the burgers on the barbecue.

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Frying Pan

Lay the cut sides of the buns on the griddle and cook until marked with the griddle bars.

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Roll

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Frying Pan

Brush each burger on one side with some of the rapeseed oil.

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Canola Oil

Place on the hot griddle, oiled side down. Cook dont move them or they may stick for 5 mins for medium, brush the unoiled side with the rest of the oil (C), then turn and cook for another 5 mins. (For well done, add an extra 1-2 mins to each side.)

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove and let the burgers rest for 2-3 mins.

Drizzle a little of the pepper juices over the bottom of each bun to moisten, lay on some watercress sprigs, top with a burger, then a spoonful of the salsa (D), spooning over some more of the juices. Sandwich together with the tops of the buns.

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Watercress

Pepper

Salsa

Roll

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Servings:

400grams

lean beef mince (10% fat), preferably organic 5

spring onions, finely chopped 140grams

finely grated carrot 2

garlic cloves, finely chopped 2teaspoons

Dijon mustard 1Tbsp

chopped tarragon 1medium

egg, beaten 4

wholemeal bread rolls, split in half 2teaspoons

rapeseed oil, for brushing 25grams

watercress 2larges

red peppers halved lengthways and deseeded 100grams

cherry or baby plum tomatoes, halved 2teaspoons

lime juice 2teaspoons

snipped chives 0

very small red onion, thinly sliced 1pinch

pinch crushed chillies

Recommended wine: Malbec, Merlot, Zinfandel

Burger on the menu? Try pairing 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 Rutini Coleccion Cabernet-Malbec. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.