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Authentic Hamburger Recipe United States of America, North America
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Introduction & history
The basic hamburger consists of nothing more than a beef patty tucked inside a bread bun. However, this combination is rarely seen on menus anymore, as today, a hamburger will include various additional ingredients like lettuce, tomato, onions, bacon, various condiments like mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, relishes, and cheese in which case we are technically speaking of a cheeseburger. The beef patty made of minced meat can be either pan-fried, grilled or flame-broiled and may consist of only meat and seasoning, or have various other ingredients that act as binders such milk, eggs, or breadcrumb. Synonymous with fast food, hamburger, which may have more than one beef patty, almost always comes served with a side of French fries.
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Cooking tips
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meat
Ideally, the meat should have about 20% fat, either ground chuck or a combination of two or more different cuts. When forming your patties, don’t overwork the meat. Season with pepper and salt, but only once the patties are formed, and you’re just about to grill them. In any case, freshly ground meat is always a better option. If you can’t grind the meat yourself, ask the butcher to do it for you. -
technique
If you’re grinding the meat yourself, always use well-chilled meat and the grinder. The reason behind that is the fact that heat makes meat softer and thus harder to chop. However, the number one problem with warm meat is not so much the chopping, but the loss of fat. It will sear and stick to the surface and not stay inside the meat which will make for a dry hamburger once cooked. When shaping patties,... Read more -
griddled vs smashed burger
Pan frying or grilling a hamburger patty will produce a fatter burger with a crusty outside and a medium-rare center. Nevertheless, smashed burgers develop a lot more crust, making them a favorite of many. To produce a smashed burger, you need to smash them, as soon as you place them on a grease-free grill, with a flat object and keep applying pressure to ensure that it develops a crust. Once flipped,... Read more -
hamburger buns
Although for convenience store-bought buns will work just fine, to make the best out of your hamburger always use freshly made buns that you’ve, ideally, prepared yourself. -
toppings & condiments
Besides meat, a hamburger will typically include additional ingredients like onions, tomatoes, lettuce or bacon, as well as condiments like ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard. However, in the past, people would put just mustard and onions in their burgers. Also, ketchup, although popular, is to this day considered, by purists, to be too sweet and overpowering to be put in a burger. -
french fries
If you’re preparing French fries from scratch, to achieve the perfect texture, you should double-fry them. Once on a lower heat so they cook through, and the second time on high heat, so they turn crisp. -
serving
A hamburger is frequently paired with French fries, onion rings, or potato chips and served with either beer or soft drinks.
Classic Hamburger
PREP 15min
COOK 4min
READY IN 19min
The following is the recipe for the classic hamburger. The patties should be made with either ground beef or chuck and seasoned only with salt and pepper. The patty should be tucked inside a hamburger bun together with lettuce, tomato, onion, and condiments like mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard. Ideally, the hamburger patty should be medium rare, well-crusted on the surface, with a juicy middle.
Ingredients
Classic Hamburger
vegetable oil
1 lb ground beef or chuck
salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 soft white hamburger buns, split
4 (1⁄4"-thick) slices of a large ripe tomato
12-16 slices pickles
4 small leaves iceberg lettuce
4 (1⁄4"-thick) slices peeled onion
Preparation
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Classic Hamburger
Step 1/3
First, oil a nonstick skillet, then heat it over medium-high heat. Divide the meat into four portions, then shape each into a 3 ½ “ patty. Season each patty liberally wth salt and pepper and sear each until well browned on each side, about a minute per side. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for another two minutes, a minute per side.
Step 2/3
To make the burger, place a patty on the bottom bun and top it with a tomato slice, three to four pickles, a lettuce leaf, and an onion slice. Spread the condiments — mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and/other — either alone or a combination, on the top bun and place it on the onion.
Step 3/3
Serve warm with either French fries, onion rings, or potato chips.
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