Cheeseburger

Name: Cheeseburger
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 10 g dried onion flakes; 50 ml water; 400 g ground beef; 3 g salt; 1 g black pepper; 4 × soft hamburger buns; 15 ml cooking oil; 4 × processed cheddar cheese slices; 30 ml ketchup; 15 ml mild mustard; 8 × pickled cucumber

A classic cheeseburger is made with a thin beef patty, melted cheddar cheese, onion, and pickles inside a soft bun.

Ingredients

10 gdried onion flakes

50 mlwater

400 gground beef

3 gsalt

1 gblack pepper

4soft hamburger buns

15 mlcooking oil

4processed cheddar cheese slices

30 mlketchup

15 mlmild mustard

8pickled cucumber

Steps

Rehydrate the onion

Place 10 g dried onion flakes in a small bowl and pour 50 ml water over it. Let the onion soften for about 10 minutes and drain off the excess water.

Shape the patties

Divide 400 g ground beef into four parts and roll them into balls. Press the balls into very thin patties, slightly larger than the buns, and season the surfaces with a mixture of 3 g salt and 1 g black pepper.

Toast the buns

Split the 4 soft hamburger buns and toast the cut surfaces on a dry, hot pan until they have gained a bit of color.

Fry the patties

Heat 15 ml cooking oil in a frying pan. Fry the patties on a hot pan for about 1-2 minutes per side, pressing them with a spatula during cooking to keep them thin.

Melt the cheese

Place 4 processed cheddar cheese slices on top of the patties immediately after flipping and let the cheese melt slightly in the pan.

Add condiments to the bun

Spread 30 ml ketchup and 15 ml mild mustard on the top bun halves. Evenly add the rehydrated onion flakes and 8 pickled cucumber on top.

Assemble the burgers

Lift the hot cheese patties onto the bottom bun halves and press the conditioned top halves on. Let the burgers rest for a moment in a wrapper or under a cover before serving so that the bun softens.