Swedish meatball burgers
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Plus 1 hr chilling
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 500g lean beef or pork mince
- 1 onion, coarsely grated
- 1 egg, beaten
- 25g dried breadcrumbs
- grated nutmeg
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- burger buns, sliced cheese, lettuce, sliced tomato and lingonberry sauce (optional), to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Tip the mince, onion, egg, breadcrumbs, nutmeg and garlic powder into a large bowl and generously season with black pepper. Mix everything together using your hands, then shape the mixture into six patties. Transfer to a plate, cover and chill for 1 hr or up to a day.
- STEP 2
Heat a barbecue to medium or until a thin layer of coals has turned grey. Cook the burgers for 10 mins, turning occasionally, until lightly charred and cooked through. Top with sliced cheese during the final 2 mins of cooking time, if you like.
- STEP 3
Serve the burgers in the buns topped with the lettuce, tomato and lingonberry sauce, if you like.
