How to Make Ground Beef Burgers

If you want to satisfy your family’s craving for this popular food without the rapidly increasing costs and additives, you should try making your burgers at home. Or tackle the additions of your favorite toppings like lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, bacon, or whatever else you want.

Will need

• 1 to 2 pounds of ground beef: If you like, you can choose a variety with a low percentage of fat, such as a ground round, but a little bit of fat content will give you a better tasting burger.
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup breadcrumbs, soft and finely crumbled
• 2 teaspoons steak sauce
• 1 to 2 packets of onion soup mix OR if you are limiting salt in your diet, use one medium finely chopped onion, 1 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Mix the eggs, crumb, steak sauce, and onion soup packet or onions and seasonings into the meat mixture until the breadcrumbs are fully incorporated. Form hamburgers. Keep in mind that each burger will shrink about 1/4 when cooked, so make it slightly larger than the bun or bun you plan to serve it on.

Cook the burgers on a grill over medium heat, turning once until cooked, depending on how you prefer your burgers. I suggest that you always cook your burger to at least a medium setting (a slightly pink and warm center).

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Cook in a skillet over medium heat. You can also bake them on a rack in the oven.

Serve with your favorite garnishes like lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, mayonnaise, etc. Your options are limited only by your tastes and imagination.

While the trusty burger is an all-time favorite, you can use this basic recipe to make larger burger steaks that you serve with veggies, potatoes, and a fork, or you can serve with sauce. Unlike fast food burgers, no matter how good they are, the burger you make at home has no artificial ingredients added and you can control the amount of salt you add.

Now we know that salt is one of the ingredients we eat that causes heart problems and high blood pressure. We should look for ways to remove the salt whenever we can. An added bonus is the cost savings you will see by making your burgers at home. A typical meal for four at a popular burger joint can cost around $ 30 on average. If you choose the ‘food deals’, the bill can be even higher. I ran past a local fast food joint the other day for a fruit smoothie and the first thing I heard from the driver over the intercom was, ‘May I interest you in our $ 10.95 meal deal from …’ ? How is that a deal? We are talking about hamburger and fries people. Be realistic!

Make the burgers yourself at home and even with all the side dishes, you can easily feed a family of four for less than twenty dollars. Put the savings in the gas tank or enjoy a box or two of good ice cream for dessert.