Ingredients
400g lean beef mince
1 red onion
Black pepper
Flour, for dusting
Equipment
Weighing scales, mixing bowl, 2 chopping boards , sharp knife, fish slice.
Method
- Peel and finely dice the onion.
- Mix the minced beef with the diced onions and black pepper.
- Divide mixture into 5 balls. Dust hands in flour and flatten each ball into a burger shape. Thoroughly wash and dry hands after touching the raw meat.
- Cook on the barbeque or under the grill until cooked, about 5 minutes each side. Ensure no pink meat remains.
Top tips:
- Turn up the flavour: Try combining a chopped chilli, 3cm piece of grated fresh ginger, 1 x 10ml spoon Worchester sauce, and 1 x 10ml spoon curry powder for a blazing burger.
- Vary your protein: Why not try lamb, pork or turkey mince?
- Serving suggestion: Serve with a wholemeal bun and salad.
- Transform your leftovers: Serve chopped leftover burgers with a tomato sauce and wholemeal pasta.
- For a vegetarian alternative: Why not try our spicy chickpea and mushroom burgers or our spicy bean burgers?
Be ingredient aware!
Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe.
You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, if following a vegan or vegetarian diet, use a meat alternative. For those with an allergy to gluten, use a gluten-free burger bun. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.
For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website.
Nutritional information

If a vegetarian option is used nutritional information may vary.
This recipe serves three portions based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more.
Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?
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