How to make the best Home Made Hamburgers.
Most kids love fast food burgers, but it's hard to know what goes into them. Too much salt, too much sugar, too much fat? So why not make your own? Get the kids to help, they will love it. Hamburgers have developed a reputation as junk food. This is simply not true. Hamburgers are a good source of nutrients, proteins and vitamins when made properly.
Making your own homemade hamburgers is not rocket science, and this is a ten minute recipe. Easy to do, but one hundred percent better than anything you could possibly get from one of the hamburger chains – just without the piece of plastic they use to buy your children's affections.
So, here is a simple guide to making your own hamburgers at home. You can cook them however you like. A griddle is
easiest, but grilling hamburgers on a barbecue or a grill tray is a lower fat way of cooking them because the fat either drops through on to the coals and produces a great smoky flavour or drops in to a drip tray under a wire rack. This makes 4 burgers, just increase the ingredients as needed for more.
What you need... How to make them...
✔ Bowl
✔ A sharp knife
✔ Cutting board
✔ A griddle or heavy frying
pan (or a Grill)
Ingredients...
✔ 1lb/500g ground mince
beef, lean if possible
✔ 1 half onion grated or finely
chopped
✔ A dash of fresh ground
black pepper
✔ A pinch of salt
✔ 1 egg lightly beaten
HOW to cook.
1. First, mix all the ingredients in a bowl and using your hands, get the kids to help, they love getting their hands dirty
and they are more likely to eat the finished product.
2 Shape the mixture into four balls, them flatten them into hamburger shaped patties by placing them in cling film and
flattening them with a heavy based pan.
3 Turn the griddle to medium heat and add a tiny amount of oil. When the griddle is hot, add the burgers, pushing them flat with a spatula.
4 Cook for about 3 minutes each side for medium rare, longer for well done.
5 Just before the burgers are ready, toast the inside of the buns under a grill or in a toaster. If using a grill or griddle, spread a little butter on the buns first.
6 Top off with a blob of ketchup.
The great thing about making home made hamburgers is, you can add what you want, and you know what's gone
into it, I like to serve them with home made French fries, done in the oven with a splash of oil.
Enjoy
