I usually don’t make hamburgers because they always turn dry inside. I also don’t eat much red meat. Though this week we are basing our recipes on proteins, which includes meat and eggs (and green veggies).
American Classic Hamburger
one pound of ground beef (grass fed); 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of pepper; one tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon of soy sauce; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon fresh Asian hot chili sauce (optional); one clove of fresh garlic minced; 1 teaspoon of dry green herbs (could be anything from basil, to thyme). 2/4 cups of bread crumbs.
American Cheddar Cheese for garnish. 4 slices of crispy bacon. Papaya, Ketchup or Mustard (optional). Obviously, you can add/omit any of the ‘garnish things.’
Mix in a bowl the meat and all the ingredients very well and let rest in the fridge for at least 4 hours. You probably want to prepare this in the morning or at night so you will have an easy dinner the next day.
When you are ready to use the meat, prepare from 4 to 6 patties, shape them like hamburgers. (I like mine to be small, but thick). Heat up a grill and when it is hot enough cook the patties and the bacon on both side. It will take the hamburgers around 15 minutes to cook (depending on how you like your red meat cook). These were medium. The last 2 minutes, place the cheddar cheese on the burgers and let melt. At that point your hamburgers are ready.
Absorb the extra oil from the bacon. On a plate place the hamburger. Then on top of the cheese put one long strip of bacon. On top of that if you like put diced/minced papaya.
Add other condiments if you like. I do not like bread with my hamburger. I found it to be useful extra empty carbs I don’t really need or enjoy.
I served the hamburger with a spinach salad and papaya slices.
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