Burgers

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Everyone has their favourite burger, so it’s important to have plenty of toppings available for everyone to make their own combination. These two recipes give you solutions for delicious, flavoursome patties. Use top-quality ingredients, flavour well and grill on a very hot barbecue or in a hot pan for best results. We served these on split white burger buns, ciabatta rolls and pita bread.But the choice is yours.

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Serves 6-8

Low Fat

Source of iron

Ingredients

Beef Burger

500g Quality Mark beef mince
½ red onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
handful fresh herbs, chopped
2 teaspoons grainy mustard

Lamb and Spinach Burger

400g lamb mince
40g pine nuts
40g fresh spinach
handful fresh herbs, chopped

Suggested fillings

Wholegrain or American mustard
Tomato sauce
Sliced gherkins
Pineapple rings
Sliced beetroot
Your favourite chutney
Pickled vegetables
Sliced cheese: Cheddar, Gruyère, Blue, Feta
Coleslaw
Lettuce or rocket leaves
Tomatoes

Method

In a large bowl, gently mix together the ingredients for your chosen burger. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Shape into patties of similar size and thickness (about 2 cm thickness). Dust lightly with flour to prevent sticking. Cook on a very hot grill for 8–10 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking time. For a cheese topping, add a thin slice to the top of a patty during the last minutes of grilling. Serve on toasted buns, with all your favourite fillings.

^{An extract from Minced with photography by Alan Gillard. Published by Penguin Group NZ. Copyright © Sue Hamilton and Dana Alexander, 2010. RRP $35.00. Available at all good booksellers nationwide.}

Suitable Cuts
Nutrition

BEEF OR LAMB MINCE

Nutrition Information Per Serving*

Serving size: 85g

Energy kJ (kcal)	569 (136)
Protein (g)	15.8
Fat (g)	4.1
Saturated (g)	1.8
Carbohydrate (g)	8.8
Sugars (g)	1.1
Sodium (mg)	164
Iron (mg)	2.7
Zinc (mg)	2.8
Vitamin B12 (ug)	1.7
Vitamin D (ug)	NA
Selenium (ug)	3.5

*Per each beef patty.

Burgers

Ingredients

Beef Burger

Lamb and Spinach Burger

Suggested fillings

Method

BEEF OR LAMB MINCE

Nutrition Information Per Serving*

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