Hamburgers

Basic Burgers   makes 4 hamburger patties

PREP- 15 mins

COOK- 16 mins

READY IN- 35 mins

Ingredients

1 small onion

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

400g minced beef

¼- 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, salt and pepper. Place ground beef and bread crumbs and chopped onion into the mixture. With hands or a fork, mix until well blended. Form into 4 patties approximately 3/4 inch thick.

2. Place patties in a preheated frypan and cook 6 to 8 minutes per side, or to desired doneness.

2.5kg mince

1 lettuce

6 tomatoes

6 onions

Mayonnaise

Can sliced beetroot

3C 750g dry breadcrumbs

Basic Burgers

• Choose Ingredients

• Patties - Because you cannot have a burger without meat patties.

• Lettuce - Because it adds crunch to the burger.
• Cheese - It melts onto the patty and its makes the burger taste nice
• Garlic - It has lots of flavour and it adds more taste into the burger.
• Gherkin - Because it adds flavour.
• Onion - Because it adds flavour .
• BBQ sauce!!!! - Because it tastes nicer than tomato sauce and it has a lot more flavour.
• Beetroot - It goes nice with the lettuce, tomato, cheese, gherkin and Garlic.

• Ingredients for the Patties

• Egg
• Mince
• Dry Bread Crumbs

• Equipment

• Chopping Boards
• Knifes
• Frying Pan
• Plates
• Cheese Grater
• Ingredients
• Spatula
• Tea Towels
• Baking Tray
• Bowl / Bowls

Instructions

1. Personal Prep - Hair up, hair net, wash hands, apron on, bags away.
2. Disinfect benches with paper towels.
3. Get equipment

Starting Burgers

1. Make sure your workplace is clean and safe before you begin.
2. Get all the ingredients for making the patties.
3. Get a bowl and whisk together the egg, salt and pepper. Place the Beef and Bread Crumbs and chopped onion into the mixture.
4. With your hands and or a fork, mix until well blended.
5. Form into 4 patties approximately ¾ inch thick.
6. Put patties into a frying pan, someone else in your group can arrange all the other ingredients for preparation.
7. Gather together your inserts, (Lettuce, cheese, tomato, Gherkin, garlic, onion and beetroot, also your desired sauce)
8. Put the burger buns into the oven and lightly toast them. Keep an eye on them so they do not burn.
9. Whilst waiting for the burger buns, cut up all the inserts into appropriate proportions.
10. Make sure that you’re watching your buns in the oven toasting and the patties in the frying pan, so they don’t burn or get overcooked.
11. Once the Buns are lightly toasted and the patties are cook to perfection, you can go ahead and design your bun.
12. Make sure you include all of you inserts!!!
13. Clean up all of you equipment
14. Take a photo of your finished product!!

Task	Who	Equipment	Food
Disinfect benches	Rose-elle	Paper Towels, disinfectant
Get equipment	Rose-elle and Leah	Everything
Check its clean	Whole group	Eyes and hands
Ingredients for patties	Hannah		Egg, Mince, Breadcrumbs
Preheat frying Pan	Breigh	Frying Pan
Make Patties	Leah and Rose-elle	Bowl, Whisk	Beef, onion, Salt, Pepper, Bread Crumbs, Egg
Fry the Patties	Breigh, Leah and Rose-elle	Frying Pan	Made patties
Toast the buns	Millie	Preheated oven	Buns
Prepare the ingredients	Breigh and Hannah	Knifes,chopping board.	Lettuce, cheese, tomato, Sauce...

How was my burger successful?	How could I improve?
My burger was successful because it had a range of flavours that worked really well together.	I could improve by making my presentation a lot nicer and make my pattie less dry.

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