BBQ’s are something that we love here in The Mad House. In fact we have them as often as the weather allows over the summer and all the men of the house love burgers. We have recently started making our own homemade burgers as they are super simple to make and you know what does into them
Tesco challenged the boys to get cooking on a portable BBQ that they sent us as part of their Flame Academy. So we decided to share with you our homemade burger recipe.
Ingredients
1 small onions
500g of good quality low fat mince
Seasoning
Method
Chop the onion into small pieces. We find that keeping the root intact helps prevent us crying.
Mix with the minced beef and season.
Roll into small balls and press into burger shapes.
We have a burger press, so we use that to shape our burgers. We make them and them pop them on greaseproof paper and refrigerate them for at least 30 minutes before cooking them. Our press was a christmas present and I can not find it online. But here are a couple of mini burger presses, that look similar – UK link, US Link
Heat the barbecue to medium hot (there will be white ash over the red hot coals – about 40 mins after lighting). and then brush a side of each burger with oil.
Place the burgers, oil-side down, on the barbecue. Cook for 5 mins until the meat is lightly charred. Don’t move them around or they may stick.
Oil the other side, then turn them over.
Cook for 5 mins more for medium. charred.
Place a burger inside each bun, then top with your choice of accompaniment.
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Tips for cooking on the BBQ with kids
- Never leave children unsupervised.
- Plan ahead. BBQ’s take some take to heat up, so make sure you allow time for this as children can be pretty impatient!
- Make sure that the kids wash their hands after handling both cooked and uncooked food.
- Start simple. Toasting marshmallows and making s’mores are a fab way to introduce the concept of fire and heat.
- Safety first – all the time.
We always make our own burgers – we know exactly what goes in them, and can take the opportunity to add different flavours.
We love making our own burgers, they are so much nicer than shop bought ones and the kids love joining in to make them x
Love the burger press! We add grated cheese to ours 🙂
I always make my own burgers because on the Slimming World plan they are then ‘free’! I have to count the Syns on shop bought ones:-)
Oh yum these sound delicious – I might have to try making them myself. x
I really should make more of an effort to make my own burgers x
I am popping round to yours ! Ooh that 4 piece burger press looks great where is it from please ?
Home made burgers are the best, and it’s good to get some bbq practice in while still young 🙂
We may have to have a go at making these too .. they look yummy 🙂
Ooh they sounds rather wonderful Jen and they look amazing. I’d love to make some home made burgers, I’m not sure we ever have. Food always tastes better when you’ve made it yourself though doesn’t it!
I have never attempted to make my own, but you do make it look easy!
Homemade burgers are a great way to get a quality burger. I either make them or buy from the local butchers because he makes his own.
I have never been brave enough to make my own burgers but you make it look easy so I must try
Your kids are going to be great cooks – I bet they really enjoyed making these.
Every time I stop by I learn of a new gadget, Jen :-)! I never realised burger press existed, what a revelation, as I do make our own burgers and hate the making them into patties part! By the way, have you tried making turkey burgers, they are delish!xx
I’m veggie but I love cooking with Wilf, we’ve not had a bbq yet but we are on holiday next week and the villa has a bbq so we are defo going to take advantage of that! x
We always use bread crumbs and eggs to make our burgers. Looks like the boys had fun.
We love bbqs and the hubby built a cover over the patio so we can have one no matter the weather 🙂
They look really nice. I kind of shy away from letting z help me with meat things. I need to be a bit braver 🙂