Burger Reciepe

[Tom1981]

So what burger recipes have you got to share?

[Lemmonie]

I use cheap beef mince. Salt, pepper, ground corrianderr, cumin, fresh or ir not dried chilli, one egg, breadcrumbs, cameralised red onion.

[jjones]

mrs adds some sausage meat into the mix tastes good though

[Mobile Chicane]

I take a 400g piece of sirloin or rib steak which looks to be well-marbled with fat at around around 15% and chop it finely.

To the resulting chopped meat, I add half a grated onion, salt and pepper, plus a teaspoon of 'Dunn's River' all-purpose seasoning. A chopped chilli if I fancy, plus some chopped flat-leaved parsley.

No need for egg or breadcrumbs, I squelch it all together with my hands and form it into a flattish oval. That goes into the fridge to firm up for half an hour or so, before going on either the grill or BBQ.

The above gives a nice chunky texture, rather than being 'fibrous' as mince can be. I dish up my burger either just with salad, or in a grilled ciabatta bun with melted cheese on top, plus some thin slices of red onion.

[petemurphy]

i just stick in whatevers around - so herbs from the garden and maybe some paprika or cumin and of course salt. never need to add an egg or breadcrumbs tbh they never fall apart. never buy burgers anymore its nice to know whats in them.

[escargot]

Fatty, good quality mince is the key.

Then for me it's a case of keeping it simple, S&P plus onion powder.

Job done.

[woody2846]

I make Jamie Oliver's 'cracking burger' I love em!

[T1pper]

Beef mince, bread crumbs or jacobs crackers, worcester sauce, egg, S&P, finely chopped onion and whole grain mustard or chinese 5 spice for an asian twist.

[mrsshpub]

The 'Incredible Spice Men' did a multi-purpose spiced mince lamb last week that they say can be used for burgers, meatballs or kebabs, as well as Scotch pies (see 'Tip' at the bottom of the recipe). Definitely on the 'to try' list: www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mcsinghs_scotch_pie_983...

[Mobile Chicane]

mrsshpub said:

The 'Incredible Spice Men' did a multi-purpose spiced mince lamb last week that they say can be used for burgers, meatballs or kebabs, as well as Scotch pies (see 'Tip' at the bottom of the recipe). Definitely on the 'to try' list: www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mcsinghs_scotch_pie_983...

I make something very similar (it's the seekh kebab recipe from Kenny McGovern's 'The Takeaway Secret'), and I can assure you it's delicious.

I make it as balls to either dip in chutney / raita, or cram into a toasted pitta and top with onions and chilli sauce.

[jmorgan]

Shallots and coriander, egg, good mince from the butcher, tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Maybe some chili.

Slight twist, make a pocket inside the patty and stuff with a good cheese.

[tamore]

'80/20' mince, salt, pepper. blitz enough of the mince so that it becomes its own binding agent.

[RichB]

I really don't like my burgers too mushy so for me a blitzing mincer is out. For a decent burger I would use chuck steak minced to a chunky texture, with the addition of onion, a little egg, a decent amount of seasoning, herbs and a dash of Worcester sauce.

[AJS-]

Just good fatty minced beef and salt for me. Though when I made some the other week with very lean mince I added in some lardons (chopped up bacon rind) and the result was very good.

[nadger]

A bit left field, but everyone who has tried them likes them
about 1kg of cheap mince (the cheaper the better - the fat helps bind the burgers)
Horseradish sauce
Beetroot, grated.
Mix together, form into patties, eat, wonder why no one has ever told you about these before (unless you don't like horseradish of course!)

[vladcjelli]

Minced beef, egg, grated onion, salt, pepper and for the last couple of batches we did, a squirt of tomato ketchup and American mustard into the mix.

[jmorgan]

Few mentions of cheap mince. Stuff I get from the butcher is not expensive and a nice balance of fat and the coarseness. Used a cheap packet from a supermarket once and it fell apart on the BBQ when the water boiled up in the meat. What sort of cheap are we talking of?

Edit. I did try blue cheese but it turns to mush. Needs to be a good gooey cheese. Some of the cheeses separate.

Edited by jmorgan on Monday 9th September 06:49

[HD Adam]

I have my butcher mince up 70% beef and 30% belly pork together.

Make the patties and a light sprinkling of Grillmates Cowboy rub.

Yummy.

[Maracus]

Google 'Hamburger with the Lot'.

It's my favourite

[brissleboy]

I really like the Grillstock "Ultimate" burger recipe, my favourite to date! Google it, well worth a go, I really like the addition of a glug of oyster sauce.