Hamburger on sourdough

Serves:

Ingredients

• 2 spanish onions
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsbp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 500g beef mince
• 1/2 white onion, finely diced
• 1 egg
• 150g cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• 1 small tin beetroot, drained
• 1 avocado
• 1 loaf sourdough bread

Method

In a small saucepan, heat the olive oil.

Once hot, add the spanish onion and cook for a minute or two. Turn the heat down and add the balsamic vinegar and brown sugar and combine.

Simmer on a low heat for 15 mins, stirring occasionally. Once the onions have become very soft and dark, tip into a small serving bowl.

Meanwhile, combine the mince, egg and diced white onion in a bowl.

Once combined, shape the mixture into small rissoles.

Heat a littl oil in a frying pan and once hot, place the rissoles in the pan.

Cook over a medium heat, turning once.

Remove from pan.
Serve with the caramelised onions, sourdough bread, tomatoes, beetroot, avocado and cheese.

Notes:

• • I like to put each ingredient into a separate bowl so my family can help themselves and make their own personalised hamburger.
  • I use bread instead of traditional rolls because I find the rolls are just too big for little mouths and the entire contents of the hamburger always falls out onto the plate.
  • I mash the avocado into a guacamole-style paste (and add a little squeeze of lemon juice to it) so it can be spread on the bread instead of butter.

Related mince recipes:

• • Savoury mince
  • Mince fajitas
  • Spicy mince pasties
  • Beef kofta
  • Cottage pie
• This recipe was created by Ella Walsh for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.

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