Homemade burgers

400g lean beef mince

1 red onion

Black pepper

Flour, for dusting

Weighing scales, mixing bowl, 2 chopping boards , sharp knife, fish slice.

1. Peel and finely dice the onion.
2. Mix the minced beef with the diced onions and black pepper.
3. 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.
4. Cook on the barbeque or under the grill until cooked, about 5 minutes each side. Ensure no pink meat remains.

• 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?