Burgers

This is another recipe that you can keep coming back to... providing it's not too often. I, personally, have no great love for McDonalds, and I'm sure it's mutual. On the other hand, these burgers are first-class. I discovered this recipe quite a few years ago, and they are a dead cert for the BBQ, served with buns and salad. If you're not a vegetarian try them, though a quick warning: they don't look appetising in the making process but the end result is... mmmmm. Nuff said.

Mini Burgers
Prep time: Never very long. 30 mins tops.
Serves: 8, or 4 if you have two each
Cooking temp: Gas 6, 200C
Cooking time: 11 mins

Ingredients
500g minced beef
1 small onion
50g/2 medium slices bread
2 free range eggs
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. tomato ketchup

 Method

1. Heat up the oven,
2. Put the meat in a bowl and break it up into smaller chunks.
3. Slice the onion roughly, then blend with the bread to make oniony breadcrumbs (surprise, surprise). Mix this in with the mince.
   
4. Crack the eggs into a cup and whisk with a fork. Add the egg to the meat and mix... not very nice looking at this stage, but persevere!
   
   
   
   
5. Add the soy sauce and ketchup, mixing everything together so there are no lumps of bread.
   
6. Prepare a baking tray with a cookie sheet (non-stick plastic, or just grease with butter).
7. Wet your hands and pick up the ball of meat, breaking it up into 6-8 pieces. Technically, you can make more, but they will be smaller and they will need a different cooking time
8. Roll each one into a ball with your hands, place on the tray and flatten slightly. They can spread out a bit in the oven so keep them apart.
   
9. Cook until they are brown, and not raw on the inside (d'oh!) You may need to flip them over at 6 minutes.
10. Serve with rolls and whatever you have with burgers. An alternative to cooking in the oven is to put them on the Barbie. Same result.