Homemade beef burgers

Now when you do get the weather to have a barbeque you cannot beat making your own beef burgers. Now as long as you have some good minced beef and a bit of egg to bind everything together then you will have a burger. Now what you put in them to give them a bit of a boost is up to you, just salt and pepper or a whole lot more.  This particular recipe gives them a sort of Italian flavour to them. But use garlic ginger and lemongrass and get a Thai flavour,   rosemary thyme and sage to get a really old English style burger. Whatever you use is up to you the world is your oyster as long as you can bind it with the beef.

You will need

450g/16oz lean beef mince
2 garlic cloves
1tsp mustard
1 egg
1 red chilli
1 onion
Fresh basil
Fresh parsley
Fresh oregano
Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.

Get you herbs and chop them up along with the garlic, chilli and the onion. Now how fine is up to you, I like a nice rustic look to my burgers but you might not, also if you make them rustic they do look homemade.

Now in a bowl crack your egg and whisk that up with a fork. Add your beef and the chopped herbs and mustard then season well. Now the only thing to do is get stuck in with your hand and work it all together so everything is fully combined together. To make sure that you have a burger that you like the taste of cook a small amount in a frying pan, if you need to season some more.
Now make and from your burgers , pop them on  tray and in to the fridge.

When you are ready to cook place them under the grill or on the barbeque for about 5 to 6 minutes each side so they are fully cooked all the way through.

Then all you have to do is serve them in a bun with some salad and what every  you would like with it onions, tomato or just ketchup.  Or try my burger dressing of mayonnaise ketchup and horseradish all mixed together.