Classic Bacon and Cheeseburger

By Ellie

4 Person

40 Minutes

668 Calories

Classic bacon cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and a good slather of mayo makes this the perfect addition to your 4th of July party. Hamburgers are the main food in the modern western fast food, one of the earliest hamburger is mainly composed of small round two slices of bread with a piece of beef Patty, modern Hamburg, in addition, to clamp the traditional burgers, is still in the second floor of the buns are coated with butter, mustard, ketchup, salad dressing, etc., to clip into the tomato, onion, vegetable, pickles, such as food, can eat at the same time as. This kind of food is easy to eat, delicious flavor, comprehensive nutrition, now has become one of the world's best-selling convenient staple food!

Ingredients

for the cheeseburgers

4 butter-toasted bread rolls
4 tsp. mayonnaise
ripe tomatoes sliced
fresh lettuce
8 slices bacon cooked to your preference
4 slices American/Processed cheese

for the burger patties

black pepper to taste
1-2 tsp. salt to taste
1 egg beaten
1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
large handful fresh parsley finely chopped
500 g beef mince
1 garlic clove crushed
1 onion finely chopped

Method

01

Fry the onion in a large frying pan in a splash of olive oil until golden brown. Add the garlic and fry for another 30 seconds then remove from the heat. Allow cooling to room temperature.
02

Mix the cooled onions with the beef, parsley, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and pepper. To test the seasoning, fry a teaspoon-full of the mixture in the pan you cooked the onions in. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
03

Divide the mixture into 5-6 (depending on how you big you want the patties), and form patties with wet hands.
04

Place on a tray lined with baking paper and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
05

When the parties have rested, heat a large cast-iron pan/griddle pan until hot then cook the burgers until charred and cooked to your preference. (You can also cook the burgers on a braai/barbecue.)
06

Remove from the heat, top with the cheese and cover with foil for 2 minutes.
07

Top the buns with a generous spoonful of mayo, lettuce, tomato, the patty with cheese and finally bacon.
08

Serve immediately.

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Classic Bacon and Cheeseburger

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( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Calorie 668 Kcal
Prep Time 20 Mins
Cook Time 20 Mins
Total Time 40 Mins

02 Ingredients

for the cheeseburgers

4 butter-toasted bread rolls

4 tsp. mayonnaise

ripe tomatoes sliced

fresh lettuce

8 slices bacon cooked to your preference

4 slices American/Processed cheese

for the burger patties

black pepper to taste

1-2 tsp. salt to taste

1 egg beaten

1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs

large handful fresh parsley finely chopped

500 g beef mince

1 garlic clove crushed

1 onion finely chopped

03 Method

Step 1

Fry the onion in a large frying pan in a splash of olive oil until golden brown. Add the garlic and fry for another 30 seconds then remove from the heat. Allow cooling to room temperature.

Step 2

Mix the cooled onions with the beef, parsley, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and pepper. To test the seasoning, fry a teaspoon-full of the mixture in the pan you cooked the onions in. Adjust the seasoning to taste.

Step 3

Divide the mixture into 5-6 (depending on how you big you want the patties), and form patties with wet hands.

Step 4

Place on a tray lined with baking paper and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.

Step 5

When the parties have rested, heat a large cast-iron pan/griddle pan until hot then cook the burgers until charred and cooked to your preference. (You can also cook the burgers on a braai/barbecue.)

Step 6

Remove from the heat, top with the cheese and cover with foil for 2 minutes.

Step 7

Top the buns with a generous spoonful of mayo, lettuce, tomato, the patty with cheese and finally bacon.

Step 8

Serve immediately.

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