Homemade Beef Burgers

Name: Homemade Beef Burgers
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 small onion diced; 500g good-quality beef mince; 1 egg; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 burger buns; All or any of the following to serve: sliced tomato beetroot, horseradish sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, handful iceberg lettuce, rocket, watercress

4.10 (106)

⏱ 30 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 american ✅ Easy 🏷 Recipes

Master the art of creating succulent beef burgers from scratch. This simple recipe requires only four main ingredients, including quality beef mince, to form perfect patties. The method involves mixing, shaping, and chilling the burgers before cooking them on a barbecue for a deliciously charred finish. Serve them in toasted buns with your preferred toppings for a classic American meal. The entire process takes around 30 minutes to prepare and cook, yielding four satisfying burgers.

Ingredients

1 small onion diced
500g good-quality beef mince
1 egg
1 tbsp vegetable oil
4 burger buns
All or any of the following to serve: sliced tomato beetroot, horseradish sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, handful iceberg lettuce, rocket, watercress

Method

Place 500g beef mince into a bowl with one small diced onion and an egg, then combine thoroughly.
Separate the mixture into four equal portions. With damp hands, roll each portion into a ball roughly the size of a tennis ball.
Set each ball in your palm and press gently to form a patty approximately 3cm thick. Ensure uniform thickness for even cooking.
Transfer the patties to a plate, cover with cling film, and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 mins to set.
Prepare your barbecue until it is medium hot, indicated by white ash over red coals, which takes about 40 mins after lighting. Lightly coat one side of each patty with vegetable oil.
Position the burgers oil-side down on the grill. Allow them to cook for 5 mins until a light char forms, avoiding moving them.
Brush oil onto the other side, then flip each burger carefully using tongs. Resist pressing down on the meat.
Grill for another 5 mins for a medium result. For a pink centre, reduce cooking by 1 min per side. for well done, add 1 min more.
Remove the burgers from the barbecue. Let them rest briefly on a plate so the juices redistribute.
Cut four burger buns in half. Toast them cut-side down on the grill for 1 min until lightly charred. Assemble each burger in a bun with your chosen accompaniments.