Burger Me!

stuart264

Apologies for the thread title, I have a schoolboys sense of humour and couldn't resist

I bought a burger press a few weeks back and tried a suggested recipe of mixing 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and 2 tablespoons of Lea and Perrins with a finely chopped onion into a 1lb of lean mince. Which I thought sounded pretty nice, after tasting the results I am less than impressed as it tastes pretty bland and there dont seem to be any suggested recipe's in the sorted threads so I wondered if anyone had any for burgers?

Stuart.

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, Stuart!

I add a lot of finely chopped veg to mine (green/red pepper, celery,
sweetcorn, onion, garlic, carrot). I then add a pinch of chilli powder, plenty of black pepper.

Alternatively, try this thread - HM burgers.

Now, burger off :beer:

Penny. x

Rikki

There is a meatball recipe in the OS index. You could certainly make these into beef burger shapes. Click here

consumermonkey

Lean mince is the problem, you still need a little fat in the mince to work with some kind of flavour. I know there is mince and mince. Lean is healthy but bland, cheap is just bad stuff, try the mid-range.

sunshinegirl_3

I have an old recipie my mum cut from a newspaper years ago. I never measure, just put in as much as I think I need

Minced beef
finely chopped onion
1/2 packed french onion soup mix (don't know why, but it works)
Egg
Tabasco
Worcestershire Sauce
Garlic Salt

Mix up and cook slowly in a covered fying pan. Turn 1/2 way through. Top with american sliced cheese and serve on toasted buns. Yum. Think I may make this later now!

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

When im making sausages, burgers...when i have the mix, i cook a little piece in a frying pan...then you can taste it and make sure it tastes how you want it....and if not you can adjust to suit...

scrimpingbadger

I used my burger press and used lamb mince, added chopped onions, garlic and mint sauce. It was lovely.

Vikingfan

Mince beef mix it with egg and a packet of dried french onion soup

Lucie_2

Yup, the fat in the mince makes all the difference.
I add a squirt of tomato puree, same of garlic puree, a dash of tabasco, a sprinkle of dried chives and salt & pepper to my mince (Sorry, we're not too strong on exact measurements in this house!). Try not to overcook them either.

angie_loves_veg

Oooh,, thats two votes for the onion soup mix - anyone who has a packet in the cupboard, what are the (pronouncable) ingredients?

stuart264

Thanks I will give them a try on the next batch, gives me a few ideas to try especially about not using lean mince

I probably will have to pass on the Onion Soup mix as I am a celiac and very few packet soups are gluten free.