How do i make beef burgers??!
How do i make beef burgers??
I have fresh mincemeat and would like to know how to make a beefburger. Also could i use apple with it??
thanks
Answers:
The best home made burgers are Jamie Olivers Botham Burgers:
BOTHAM BURGER
Makes 4 Botham burgers
Ingredients
1kg/2lb 3oz minced beef, preferably organic
2 medium red onions, finely chopped
2 eggs
1-2 handfuls of fresh breadcrumbs
1 tbsp coriander seeds, crushed
1 small pinch of cumin seeds, crushed
1 heaped tsp of Dijon mustard
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Preheat oven to 230c/450f/Gas 8
1 Mix and scrunch all the ingredients together. Use the breadcrumbs as required to bind and lighten the mixture.
2 Divide into four, then gently and lightly mould and pack each burger together into smallish cricket ball-sized shapes.
3 Place in the oven and roast for 25 minutes, which should leave the middle slightly pink and the outsides nice and crispy.
4 Serve with a griddled bun, a little salad, some gherkins, tomato salsa, a pint of Guinness and a bottle of ketchup.
They're delicious and easy to make. Enjoy!
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You can use what you want in it, you will need an egg mixed in or some oil to hold the burger together, some breadcrumbs mixed in will hold it as well, add some spices etc and bobs your uncle
cook the mince meat until brown and any flavouring u want to add to them and then grab bits of the mince meat and squash them into the size of beef burgers and that is how it is done!
Don`t cook the mince first it won`t hold as well. Add what you want apple would be yummy but needs to be small pieces. Cheese works well to. ENJOY
Start with 500grms (eg) mince beef, add an egg, finely chopped onion and enough breadcrumbs to help bind. From here Yes you can add apple,peanut butter, vegimite, herbs , chuckney, etc... You can put tomatoes sauce bbq sauce or what ever takes your fancy. I make the MEANEST hamburgers, always a little different. Even my kids eat them!
I just use onions and mix both together and take a drop and flatten to however thickness you desire then cook
sure you can I would cube the apples really small and also add some fresh onion to it in small chunks. Then try broiling it instead of frying it
not loving the idea of apple and beef! works with duck and pork but beef hmm not going to be trying that any time soon!
for a quick and easy but tasty burger, weigh your mince, get a third of the amount in weight of bread crumbs and the same again in milk
pour half the milk over the bread crumbs leave to soak for 10 minutes pour off any excess milk or add more until you get a very thick paste.
blitz a large onion and add it to the mince, ( if you dont have a food processor sweat the onions down a bit after a really fine dice )
season the meat well - no more - season it well ! add an egg - one per 500g of mix a good couple of tablespoons of tomato ketchup
cover with cling film rest in fridge for an hour if you can - shape into patties cover in cling film refrigerate until needed
cook in a hot pan from cold - make sure they are cooked through - no pink meat in burgers unless you just ground the beef for a good source yourself.
Apple would be a great addition if you had minced pork, finely diced and mixed in. Don't think it would really go with beef.
You could try simply shaping the mince between the palms of your hands and putting it into the pan with no additions at all.
My Mum used to add onion, an egg, grated potato and mixed herbs. I have replaced the breadcrumbs used in some recipes with cooked couscous and added garlic for extra flavour.