Good and freezing morning. Today we’re bringing you a really simple recipe, the kind that even Jesús will be able to pull off without having to call twenty times :p The thing is, I’m a huge fan of making burgers at home. They’re usually way better than the ones you eat out, plus you make them to your own taste and load them with the ingredients you like best. This time we made the burger with blue cheese mixed right into the patty.
What do we need?
(For each big-eater burger)
200 g (7 oz) ground beef
25-30 g (1 oz) blue cheese
1 egg
Pepper
Salt
Breadcrumbs
Tomato
Lettuce
Onion
Burger bun
How do we make it?
Take the ground beef and dump it into a large bowl, since you’re going to be getting your hands in there.
Add the egg, a bit of freshly ground pepper, salt to taste, and a little breadcrumbs to give the meat some consistency.
Mix everything together with your hands.
Once all the ingredients are well combined, add the blue cheese cut into cubes. Try to work it into the meat but without pressing too hard so the cheese doesn’t break apart.
Wrap in cling film and shape into a burger.
Let the burger rest in the fridge for a couple of hours.
When you’re ready to eat, put a frying pan with a splash of oil over the heat and, while it’s warming up, start chopping the rest of the ingredients.
Cut the onion into rings, the lettuce into fairly large leaves (that way it’s easier to eat), and the tomato into slices.
Once the oil is hot, lower the heat a bit so the burger doesn’t burn on the outside while staying raw inside. Cook it to your liking (I like mine rare).
When it’s done, set it aside, wipe the pan clean with kitchen paper, and toast the bun for about half a minute.
Build your burger and enjoy.
Tips:
If you’re not going to use all the ground beef you bought, you can keep the formed patties in the freezer.
For me, as I said, I really enjoy a good burger, so 150 to 200 grams (5-7 oz) of ground beef is the “standard” size. Yes, that’s on the generous side, but hey, it’s a burger. Obviously you can make it with less.
If you want, you can dust the patty in flour before cooking it.
As my dad says when we play tute, “side dish requested.” A good beer or a cold Coke with fries (homemade or store-bought) is a must.
[English version] **Ingredients:
(For each big hamburger)
200 g de minced meat
25-30 g de blue cheese
1 egg
Pepper
Salt
Bread crumbs
Tomato
Salad
Onion
Hamburger bun
Place minced meat into a large bowl and mix well with your hands.
Add the egg, a bit of salt and pepper and some bread crumbs.
Mix well all ingredients.
Then chop blue cheese into small squares and add to the meat mix. Try to ‘knead’ the mix integrating the cheese but keeping it into pieces.
Make a ball, wrap in cling film and and flatten it with your hand to have hamburger shape.
Leave for a couple of hours in fridge.
Then, pour a bit of olive oil in the frying pan. Let it get warm and start preparing your fresh ingredients (onion, tomato and salad).
Cut onion into rings, tomato into slices and salad (lettuce) into big parts (it will be easier to eat).
Cook the hamburger according to your preferences (well done, medium or rare).
When it’s ready take it out from the pan, clean the frying pan with kitchen paper and toat the bread bun.
Prepare you hamburger sandwich with all the ingredients and enjoy it.
Tips:
You can freeze the prepared raw hamburgers and you will only need to defrost and cook in the pan whenever you need it.
This amount of minced meat is for a big hamburger but it’s up to you the size of your hamburger.
You can coat in flour the raw hamburger before cooking it.
It’s a must to serve the hamburger with a cold beer and chips or fries.
Comentarios
zordor (2012-12-12 22:45:11):
nyam nyam que buena pinta, da la casualidad de que hoy voy a comer una de las que dicen mejores hamburguesas qeu hacen en estados unidos, luego tendras qeu darme a probar esta y te dare mi veredicto :) Genial receta por cierto! Me encanta el queso azul y me ha gustado mucho la foto ultima, de anuncio total :)