Ingredients
1 large onion
finely diced, for patties
1 carrot
grated
1 zucchini
grated
1 clove garlic
minced or finely diced
500g lean beef mince
2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp BBQ sauce
1 egg
1 Small handful fresh parsley
finely chopped
lashings pepper
3 tbsp olive oil
divided
6 soft bread rolls
toasted
butter
4 large leaves lettuce
cut into ribbons
2 large tomatoes
sliced
fresh sliced cheddar cheese
Red or brown onions
for topping
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Allergy Advice
Contains Dairy
Contains Eggs
Contains Gluten
Contains Soy
Equipment
- 1 frying pan
- 1 bowl
- 1 baking tray
- 1 oven
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150C.
- In a frying pan, heat a tbsp olive oil, and fry onion, carrot and zucchini.
- Cook until soft to eliminate the moistness of the zucchini, add garlic and stir through. Turn off the heat and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, combine mince, breadcrumbs, sauces, egg, pepper and parsley, combine well and then add the carrot/onion/zucchini mix.
- Roll into patties, and fry in batches in a frying pan with the remainder of the olive oil. Transfer patties when cooked to baking tray and warm in oven whilst continuing to cook the rest of the patties.
- Set up your ‘making station’ with butter, sauces, pickles, cheese, tomato and lettuce.
- Chop onions and when last patties have gone into the oven, start toasting the hamburger buns.
- Put the onions on the frying pan, with olive oil. When softened, add balsamic vinegar and toss regularly. When caramellised, turn off heat.
- If you like bacon or egg or pineapple with your hamburger, fry them now.
- Assemble hamburgers, and serve.
Notes
Tip
The hamburger patties are also good if you have some leftover, on their own cold or even with some tomato onion gravy as rissoles.
Tip
If you have little ones who don’t like veggies, this hamburger recipe could be your ticket to get some into them.
Variation
If you like bacon or egg or pineapple with your hamburger, fry them now.
