Homemade beef burgers

Serves:

Ingredients

• 450g topside mince
• 4 slices gouda cheese
• 1 cos lettuce, washed and shredded
• 4 crusty bread rolls
• 100g cornichons, sliced in half

Pink sauce

• 60ml (1/4 cup) tomato sauce
• 60ml (1/4 cup) mayonnaise
• 40ml (2 tbsp) lemon juice
• 20ml (1 tbsp) Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp smoked paprika

Method

Make the pink sauce first by placing all ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine and season to taste.

Season the mince in a large bowl and, using your hands gently form into patties, about 2cm thick and 6cm in diameter. 

Heat the barbecue to high. Cook patties for a couple of minutes on one side then turn over and place a slice of cheese on each patty and cook for another 2 minutes. Meanwhile, place the bread roll halves on the other side of the barbecue plate to toast lightly.

Place some lettuce on each half bread roll, top with a patty, a few cornichon halves and a dollop of pink sauce.

Close with the bread roll lids and hand around lots of napkins.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• Be gentle and don’t ‘work’ the mince too much, as this can make the patties tough.
• When ready to serve, you could put all of the fillings out for diners to build their own burgers..
• You can serve these with shoestring fries for a delicious side dish.
• This recipe was created by Sophie Hansen for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.  You can follow Sophie on Local is Lovely, Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest.