Best Homemade Hamburger Recipe with Juicy Beef Patty

This homemade hamburger recipe is easy, delicious, and super affordable. It is 100% all natural ingredients and can feed a family up to four for under $20. It is juicy, tender, mouth watery. This recipe is perfect for a simple summer dinner. If you do not have a BBQ, no worries, this recipe is suitable for both BBQ, or stovetop. This homemade hamburger recipe is easy, delicious, and super affordable.

Why is it called a Hamburger?

It is originated from Hamburg in Germany. Soldiers used to cook shredded beef as food. Burger is the short name of hamburger. It was derived from Hamburg steaks, which was introduced by German immigrants in the U.S. It became so popular due to it is so tasty, simple to make and affordability. In fact, Americans consumes an average of 2.4 hamburgers per person a day, which is about 50 billions hamburgers a year.

Hamburger is a such famous food in America that there is a Hamburger Hall of Fame in Seymour, Wisconsin, U.S., to honour hamburger history.

Is homemade Hamburger better?

We all love hamburgers. This homemade hamburger is healthier to eat. It is without preserves, and without chemicals. Fresh food provides more nutrients, and keeps us young and healthy.

Ingredients: 

Ground Beef: 1/2 lb
Onion: 1/4 cup chopped
Onion powder: 1 tbsp
Salt: 1 tsp
Black Pepper: 1 tsp
Bun: 4
Tomato: 1 sliced
Cheese: 4 slices
Ice burg Lettus: 4 leaves
Ketchup: 1/4 cup
Mustered: 1/4 cup (optional)
Pickle: 8-10 slices (optional)
Chopped onion: 1/4 cups for topping (optional)

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Serving: 4

Instruction:

1. Prepare the vegetables: Slice the tomato, wash the lettus, and set aside.
2. Chop the onions.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, onion, onion powder, salt and black pepper. Then separate it to 4 portions evenly. Make each portion into a meatball. Then, use palm to press it down, make it into a pattie. Same for the rest 3 meatballs.
4. Heat a pan in medium high and then place all 4 patties in the pan. No oil needed. Cook each side 3-4 mins until it is done.
5. Sample the burger as the way you like. Place the patty on the bottom bun, then add the toppings, pickles, onions, cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard as needed.

Tips for Homemade Hamburger:

• If you prefer McDonal’s style patty, make sure to press the patty down in the patty in the pan by using a spatula. When the ground beef is cooked, it shrinks in diameter and becomes thicker. So if you prefer the thin style, press it down while cooking. It will stay flat, and need less cooking time.
• If you do not have chopped onion, no problem, use 2 tbsp onion powder for the beef patties.
• I personally prefer to add a little bit mayo on the bun, it taste so much better.
• If you prefer melted cheese, add the chess on top of the patty for 10 seconds before take the patties out of the pan.

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