The easiest homemade burger recipe, putting dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes.
Burgers get a bad rap for being unhealthy, but you can make your own at home with minimal ingredients and in just few a minutes aswell.
All you need is some beef mince and salt and pepper.
Cut the mince directly in the packet into 4 equal sized pieces and then season the top.
Take one of the pieces at a time and shape it into a round burger shape.
Move the mince around so that it is equally seasoned throughout with the salt and pepper.
Heat some oil in a frying pan and add the burgers.
I cooked these in two batches but if you have a very large frying pan you can cook them in just one batch.
Use a spatula to press down on the burgers, flattening them as much as possible - hence the name smash burgers!
I aim to get them approximately 1cm thick.
Cook on a high heat for 4 minutes then flip the burgers over and add a slice of cheese.
Cook for another 4 minutes.
Because the burgers are so thin they will cook in a short time.
And the cheese will melt beautifully on top!
Add the burgers to toasted burger buns with any other toppings that you like.
And they're ready to serve. I serve them with some airfryer frozen chips. Absolutely delicious! But you could also make some homemade potato wedges too if you have a bit more time.
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Smash Burgers - 10 Minute Dinner
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 11 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
Description
The easiest homemade burger recipe, putting dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 500g beef mince
- salt and pepper
- ½ tbsp oil
- 4 slices of cheese
- 4 burger buns
- lettuce, tomato or any other burger toppings
Instructions
- Open the packet of mince and season the top with salt and pepper.
- Cut the mince into 4 equal sized pieces.
- Taking one of the pieces at a time, shape the mince into a round burger shape, moving the meat around so that the salt and pepper is equally distributed.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on the hob and add the burgers. You may need to do these in two batches depending on the size of your frying pan.
- Use a spatula to push down on the burgers, flattening them as much as possible. I make mine approximately 1cm thick.
- Cook on a high heat for 4 minutes, then flip the burgers and add a slice of cheese on top.
- Cook for another 4 minutes.
- Serve the burgers in burger buns along with any toppings that you like.
Notes
These burgers are best eaten immediately after cooking.
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Kelly N Ashley says
Incredible!! just the sort of comfort food dinner me and the kids needed.
Vicky says
Fantastic! we all need a bit of comfort, especially in this cold weather. Glad you enjoyed.
Tom says
This looks insane!