Our mum would make beef burgers all the time when we were kids and now that we have our own kids, we can totally see why.  They are budget-friendly, versatile, the kids love them, they freeze well and you can hide all sorts of good veggies in them.

Next time you’re at the supermarket, have a look at the ingredients on your standard burger or ask your butcher what ingredients they use because quite often they contain preservative 223.  Don’t settle for this, get some good quality mince and make your own.  You’ll never look back.

You can freeze these cooked or raw. Simply use some baking paper to place between each layer so they don’t all stick together.  If you want you could make them extra special and roll the raw burger in some homemade breadcrumbs.

TIP: If wanting to boost further, add a handful of baby spinach and a couple of mushrooms at step 2.

Related Recipes: tomato sauce, sweet chilli sauce

February 20, 2018
  • 15m
  • 20m
  • 35m
  • 6

Ingredients

  • 1 brown onion
  • 500 g beef mince
  • 15 g olive oil
  • 1 carrot
  • 60 g breadcrumbs (gluten-free works well)
  • 1 tbsp. mixed herbs
  • 20 g tomato sauce
  • 20 g sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 c olive oil
  • burger buns to serve
  • salad toppings of choice (to serve in burger buns)

Instructions

Thermal Cooking Method

  1. If making your own breadcrumbs, make these now. Simply place two pieces of bread into the mixing jug and blitz on speed 8 until they become crumbs. Set aside.
  2. Place onion and carrot into mixing jug and chop for 3 seconds/speed 6.
  3. Add 15 g of olive oil and cook for 3 minutes/100ºC/speed 2.
  4. Finely dice the onion and grate the carrot and add this, along with everything else (including breadcrumbs) and mix for 10 seconds/speed 4/reverse or until well combined. If the mixture is too wet add more breadcrumbs.
  5. Roll out into burger sized patties and pan fry in 2 tbsp. olive oil. Do this in batches to not overcrowd the pan adding more olive oil when needed. Try to only turn once otherwise they may fall apart.
  6. While patties are cooking, toast the burger buns under an oven grill until slightly golden.
  7. Once everything is cooked, assemble and serve immediately.

Traditional Cooking Method

  1. If making your own breadcrumbs, make these now. Simply place two pieces of bread into a blender and blitz on high until they become crumbs. Set aside.
  2. Grate onion and carrot then heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and cook off onion and carrots until softened over med-high heat.
  3. In a large bowl, add all ingredients including cooked off onion and carrots. Mix really well, by hand is best. The mix needs to be really well combined.
  4. Roll out into burger sized patties and pan fry in 2 tbsp. olive oil. Do this in batches to not overcrowd the pan adding more olive oil when needed. Try to only turn once otherwise they may fall apart.
  5. While patties are cooking, toast the burger buns under the oven grill until slightly golden.
  6. Once everything is cooked, assemble and serve immediately.

Nutrition

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