How to make burgers .. Hoping to make for dinner tonight

carriebradshaw

I use a small handful oats instead of breadcrumbs & a wee bit of sweet chilli sauce in my burgers, absolutely yummy

JIL

Use a biscuit cutter for even shapes, choose the size you want and flour a board. Place the cutter on the board. Spoon the mixture into the cutter, press the mixture down and lift of the cutter, gives an even portion and shape to each burger, (fishcakes etc)

I just season up the minced meat with salt and pepper and thump it around a bit to make burgers. I don't add anything, I just add bits to the burger stack such as onions, bacon, tomato sauce, mustard, salad etc.

Steve059

For the benefit of anyone finding this thread in the future ...

BEEFBURGERS

Makes 2 quarter pounders

INGREDIENTS

250g of lean minced beef
1 tablespoon of oil

METHOD

Divide the mince into two halves. Squeeze each half into a ball and then flatten it out into a disc.

Put the oil into a frying pan on a medium heat. Fry the burgers for about 5 minutes on each side.

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

Use good quality lean and finely ground mince. The cheaper the mince, the higher the fat content and the more coarsely it is ground.

Use minced lamb, pork or turkey instead of minced beef

If you use minced lamb, add some finely chopped mint, dried mint or some mint sauce.

If you use minced pork, add some finely chopped apple or some apple sauce.

If you use minced turkey, add some cranberry sauce.

Add some finely chopped onion. Add some herbs.

If the burgers won’t hold together, add some beaten egg. If you make the mixture too wet, add some breadcrumbs.

Cook the burgers under a preheated medium grill for about 5 minutes on each side instead of frying. If the mince is very lean, you might even need to coat the burgers with a little oil.

TIPS

Make them firm, so that they don’t fall apart. Make them chunky, as thin edges will cook too quickly.

When squeezing the mince, imagine that it’s someone you don’t like.

Chilling the burgers in the fridge helps them to hold together whilst cooking.

You can make the burgers using a burger press. This is a round mould, which you fill with the mince and then press it into uniformly sized burgers. However, hand made burgers have more ‘rustic charm’ and there’s no washing up.

splishsplash

I make breadcrumbs in the food processor - just break up slices of white bread and blitz until done.

I use breadcrumbs, finely chopped onion, red chilli and garlic, an egg as well as a good dollop of ketchup, well seasoned with black pepper, onion and garlic granules. Mix well or blend in the processor with the dough blade, then shape and either fry or freeze (I freeze mine individually in sandwich bags).

I usually get 7 burgers/rissoles from 400g mince and around 75g breadcrumbs (3 slices from a sliced pan) of around 100g each. Cheap, handy to have in the freezer, not the healthiest but not the worst either. We don't use buns, we usually have spuds and veg with them.

Pollycat

mumofthetwins wrote: »

Thanks guys ...
Burgers went down a treat ��
I made then with jalepinos cheese and Tabasco and one plain (fussy kid) I used an egg but not breadcrumbs as I didn't have any in and didn't want to seem silly asking how to make them lol
Had with home made chips roasted veg and home made buns ... Was delish everything I had in and I know it's all healthy .. Yay
Lisa x

I was going to post yesterday but you'd already eaten them. :rotfl:

I do all sorts of different burgers.
Add Dijon mustard or horseradish.
Grated raw onion.
We love a lump of blue stilton pushed into the middle.
Always herbs - sometimes Italian seasoning or mixed herbs.
If I'm doing lamb burgers, I'll add a dollop of mint sauce.

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

I think the amount the meat sticks together is down to the fat content so really lean beef may not stick together as well. Whatever you add or don't add give the mince a really good squish together before making into patties so they don't break up.

I do this, give the mince a really good squeeze, I find you don't need to add egg or breadcrumbs to make it bind together.
But I do use a Tupperware burger press that I've had for 40 or so years. :eek:

lisa110rry

mumofthetwins wrote: »

Thanks guys ...
Burgers went down a treat ��
I made then with jalepinos cheese and Tabasco and one plain (fussy kid) I used an egg but not breadcrumbs as I didn't have any in and didn't want to seem silly asking how to make them lol
Had with home made chips roasted veg and home made buns ... Was delish everything I had in and I know it's all healthy .. Yay
Lisa x

Sound delicious!

C_J

Instead of using a beaten egg to bind the mince in my burgers, I add a tablespoon or so of unwhipped double cream.