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Open Beef Burgers

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 500 grams ground beef (beef mince)
  • 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs (packaged)
  • 1 large egg (lightly beaten)
  • 1/4 cup pesto sauce (sun-dried tomato)
  • 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable oil or peanut oil)
  • 1 large yellow onion (thinly sliced into rings)
  • 240 grams focaccia bread (two 120 grams breads, garlic ones suggested rolls split)
  • 1/3 cup grated cheese (pizza blend)
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise (whole egg)
  • 40 grams fresh spinach (leaves baby)
  • 2 Roma tomatoes (thickly sliced)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine mince, breadcrumbs, egg and 2 tablespoons of the pesto in a large bowl and then shape mix into 4 patties.

  • Step 2: Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over moderate heat and cook patties for 3 to 4 minutes each side or until browned and cooked through and then remove from the pan and place on a baking tray.

  • Step 3: Add remaining oil to the pan and cook and stir onion for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden and remove from the heat.

  • Step 4: Preheat an oven grill/broiler to moderately high and cook focaccia under the grill/broil until golden.

  • Step 5: Sprinkle the patties with cheese and cook patties under the grillbroiler until cheese bubbles and is melted.

  • Step 6: Whisk mayonnaise and remaining pesto.

  • Step 7: Place one piece of focaccia on each serving plate and spread each focaccia with half the pestor mayonnaise and then top with spinach, tomato, onion and patties and then top with the remaining pesto mayonnaise.

  • Step 8: Serve burgers with wedges, chips/fries or hash browns.


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