Burgers used to fall into a category of Delicious And Totally Not Worth Making Yourself. Other foods in this category include mayonnaise (what's all this nonsense about combining olive oil and eggs? Just go and get the Hellman's), marzipan, pickles, and so on. This was because I'd never tried making homemade burgers. I thought vaguely that it involved raw egg yolks, breadcrumbs and lots of waiting about. It turns out, it doesn't. And they're so, so good. Join me in rejoicing!
We followed Nigel for the method, although we were using different ingredients.
Homemade Simple Beef Burgers (serves 2)
250g beef mince
1 red onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Sea salt & black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
Combine all the above ingredients thoroughly together in a bowl. Shape into two large burgers and leave on a tray in your fridge for half an hour.
Get a griddle pan nice and hot, and gently put your burgers on to cook. They will need about five minutes per side (depending on how rare you like them), and should develop a lovely crust on the outside.
Serve with all the necessary accompaniments - bread baps or rolls, crisp lettuce leaves, ketchup, mayonnaise. Go all out! You don't have burgers every day.
OOOOH YEAH.
To off-set the general indulgence of the burgers, we made a runner bean and tomato salad to have alongside. We steamed the beans until tender, then combined them with sliced tomatoes, chives, cucumber, and lettuce. It got dressed with a balsamic sauce.
The beans started off life looking like this:
Alien beans!
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