I was craving for some burger last week.  Not just any burgers, but I wanted the taste of a freshly made burger, biting into a fresh beef pattie, filled with lots of chopped onions, carrots, parsley, celery..ummm

So we made our own.  The good thing about a homemade burger is you can choose the cut of the meat, minced it yourself and the freshness of the beef is what makes a good beef burger.  No dodgy ingredients in them, because you minced the beef yourself :)

The process is simple.  I have a Kitchenaid Mixer which with a mincer attachement and that can mince up the beef quickly and easily.  Next in go chopped carrots, onions, celery, parsely, add some salt, paprika, black pepper and a dash of barbecus sauce if you wish.  I also added a heaped teaspoon into the mince to help bind the pattie together when I cook them on the babrbie later on.  You can use eggs to replace the flour if you wish, but we have an “eggs-free” home because my kids are highly allergic to them.

Sit them in the fridge for about an hour.  Take them out again, rolled them into the size of half a tennis ball.  When you are ready to cook them, put them in a frying pan, or a barbeque, gently flatten it with the back of your spatula and you should have the patties ready in about 5-10 mins.

We also made some tomato chutney to go with the burger and it was delicious!  So delicious that I ate the whole burger, and not even a bite left.