4 ounces ground round (4 to 6 oz)
salt and pepper, to taste
1 hamburger bun or other appropriate bread
garnishes, as desired
Servings: 1
1. Form the ground round into a patty, handling the beef as little as possible.
2. Season the patty with salt and pepper and broil or grill to the desired doneness, turning once. While the patty is cooking, toast the bun or bread if desired.
3. Remove the patty from the broiler or grill, place on one half of the bun or one slice of bread and garnish the other with a lettuce leaf, a slice of onion, a slice of tomato and/or pickles. Serve with condiments such as ketchup and mustard.
4. Yield: 1 Sandwich
5. Variations: Cheeseburger— Place one or two slices of American, cheddar, Swiss or other cheese on the cooking patty approximately 1 minute before it is done.
6. Bacon cheeseburger— Prepare a cheeseburger and place two slices of crisp bacon on top of the cheese when the patty is done.
7. Mushroom burger— Sauté 2 ounces (60 grams) of sliced mushrooms in 1 to 2 teaspoons (5 to 10 milliliters) of butter or olive oil. Top the cooked hamburger or cheeseburger with the cooked mushrooms.
8. California burger— Prepare a hamburger or cheeseburger and serve on a whole wheat bun accompanied by 2 ounces (60 grams) of guacamole, 1 ounce (30 grams) of alfalfa sprouts, 2 slices of ripe tomato and 1 thin slice of red onion.
salt and pepper, to taste
1 hamburger bun or other appropriate bread
garnishes, as desired
Servings: 1
1. Form the ground round into a patty, handling the beef as little as possible.
2. Season the patty with salt and pepper and broil or grill to the desired doneness, turning once. While the patty is cooking, toast the bun or bread if desired.
3. Remove the patty from the broiler or grill, place on one half of the bun or one slice of bread and garnish the other with a lettuce leaf, a slice of onion, a slice of tomato and/or pickles. Serve with condiments such as ketchup and mustard.
4. Yield: 1 Sandwich
5. Variations: Cheeseburger— Place one or two slices of American, cheddar, Swiss or other cheese on the cooking patty approximately 1 minute before it is done.
6. Bacon cheeseburger— Prepare a cheeseburger and place two slices of crisp bacon on top of the cheese when the patty is done.
7. Mushroom burger— Sauté 2 ounces (60 grams) of sliced mushrooms in 1 to 2 teaspoons (5 to 10 milliliters) of butter or olive oil. Top the cooked hamburger or cheeseburger with the cooked mushrooms.
8. California burger— Prepare a hamburger or cheeseburger and serve on a whole wheat bun accompanied by 2 ounces (60 grams) of guacamole, 1 ounce (30 grams) of alfalfa sprouts, 2 slices of ripe tomato and 1 thin slice of red onion.
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