Beef and Feta Burgers

Burgers are a great cheap feed that you can load with sneaky veg.  My burger recipe varies quite wildly by what's in the fridge that needs to be used up, but here is what we had this week:

500g regular beef mince (don't get the low fat stuff, you need a bit of fat to keep the patties moist)
1 carrot, grated
1 small zucchini, grated
2 eschallots, finely sliced
125g feta cheese, crumbled
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 beef stock cube, crumbled or 1 heaped tsp TMX stock paste (optional)
1 teapsoon dried oregano
1 egg
3/4 cup breadcrumbs

To serve:
Bread rollls
Salad leaves
Tomato, sliced
Mayo
Sauces (eg BBQ, tomato)

Simply mix all the patty ingredients together by hand, shape into 6 patties the same size as your bread rolls and fry with a splash of oil or on the BBQ.  As its a minced meat dish, make sure they're cooked through.  I like to toast the bread rolls in the oven or BBQ also.

These patties got put in the oven, post bun toasting, to keep warm for hubby while he was at footy.

This recipe is done without the thermomix, though Thermie blitzes up my end pieces of bread to make up my breadcrumbs which I store in the freezer.

Thermomix - Beef & Zucchini Burgers

I adapted this recipe from my mum's recipe website.  I made dinner rolls using the basic bread recipe in the EDC cook book, using polenta instead of buckwheat, and they were tasty although a bit dense.

Hubby poses with his burger

Beef & Zucchini Burgers

Ingredients:
1 small onion, grated
185g zucchini, grated
1 - 2 cloves garlic
500g minced steak
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp grated green ginger
1 egg yolk


Method:
Place onion, zucchini and garlic in TM bowl and chop on speed 7 for 2 - 3 seconds.
Add minced steak, soy sauce, ginger and egg yolk and mix (spoon icon speed) for a minute or two, using the spatula to help ensure an even mix.
Shape mixture into patties - I got about 9 patties but you can make them bigger or smaller as needed. Barbeque on lightly oiled plate until done. Serve on toasted, buttered buns with tomato, onion and letuce and your choice of condiments (we used aioli, hubby added a pickle relish).