Beef burger

Name: Beef burger
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: round buns; 6 onions peeled and washed; 500 gms minced meat; spices of your choice; tomatoes washed; lettuce washed; cucumber washed; 1 egg; 1/2 cup flour; salt; vegetable oil; 1/2 cup warm water with salt

Meg Gysh Mugo @R001

Beef burger

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Ingredients

round buns
6onions peeled and washed
500 gmsminced meat
spices of your choice
tomatoes washed
lettuce washed
cucumber washed
1egg
1/2 cupflour
salt
vegetable oil
1/2 cupwarm water with salt

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Steps

1

Wash and dice 5 of the onions into small cubes.Cut the remaining onion in rings and put them in the warm salt water.
2

In a bowl combine the minced meat, spices, salt,onions, flour and egg.
3

Divide the meat mixture into sizeable portions.Roll them up to form balls then flatten them between your palms.The egg and flour help in holding the shape
4

In a shallow pan heat the oil.Shallow fry the meat patties on both sides till they are golden brown.
5

Drain the onion rings and pat them dry with a clean serviette to remove excess water.
6

Cut the tomatoes and cucumber in thin rings.
7

Cut your bun in half, width wise.and start assembling your vegetables on the bun.Start with a lettuce leaf, slices of tomatoes, onions and cucumber then place your meat Pattie.Put the dressings of your choice i.e ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise.On top of the meat Pattie add more vegetables and finish with a lettuce leaf.Put the top half of the bun and insert a sizeable skewer or tooth pick to hold everything in place.