Hamburger

Description

Hamburger is a deviation of a sandwhich, commonly involving a ground beef patty.

Ingredients

burger mix

• olive oil
• 2 medium red onions, peeled & finely chopped
• 4 slices of bread, omit crusts and finely chop up bread to a fine consistency
• 1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 heaped tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1 large egg, beaten
• handful of grated fresh parmesan cheese

spicy mayo

• 4 tsp mayonnaise
• 1 tsp ketchup
• generous pinch of smoked paprika (or cayenne pepper)
• 1/2 juice of a lemon

serving sides

• 12 slices thick smoked bacon
• 6 large burger buns
• 1 butterhead lettuce leaves, washed & dried
• 4 tomatoes, sliced
• 6 gherkins, sliced
• some pickled chilies

Procedures

burger patties Preheat the grill. On low heat in a frying pan throw in a dash of olive oil and combine with onions, frying them for ~10 min until soft. Set aside to cool. Combine cooled onions and the rest of burger mix ingredients listed above. Mix together well. Divide into 6 equal balls. Form each mass into a burger patty shape, ~3/4" thick. Cover each with plastic wrap, into a greased pan to firm up in the fridge for ~1 hour.

spicy mayo Combine all ingredients from the spicy mayo ingredients in a bowl, mix well.

Have grill on high heat, each burger should cook for ~3-4 minutes on each side. Cook up bacon simultaneously. Cut buns in half and warm on grill.