Home Made Beef Burgers
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- 20mins (minimum) chilling in the fridge
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 500g lean minced beef
- 1 red onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 egg
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
Method
- STEP 1Heat up the oil in a frying pan and add the diced onions.
- STEP 2Reduce down the heat and let the onions sweat slowly, adding in the garlic to ensure it doesn't burn and become bitter.
- STEP 3Add the beef to a mixing bowl and break up with your fingers.
- STEP 4Tip in the onions and garlic, once cooled slightly and mix together thoroughly.
- STEP 5Add salt and pepper and the dijon mustard.
- STEP 6Pour in the egg and ensure that it has been mixed right the way through the beef and onions.
- STEP 7Seperate the mixture into 4 portions and start moulding using your hands into burgers. Create a depression in the centre, this will ensure the burgers cook evenly and flat. Place in the fridge to chilled and stiffen.
- STEP 8Once chilled and with the barbeque lit and the coals simmered down, place the burgers on the BBQ.
- STEP 9Ensure that each side has sealed, if not they'll fall apart when you lift them off. Turn them over until cooked through or to the desired pinkness in the centre.
- STEP 10Serve on crusty ciabatta with fresh watercress or leafy salad and enjoy. These can be frozen and defrosted for use later on.