Beef & Horseradish Burger Recipe
Cowbridge Kitchen
About This Recipe
Making beef burgers is easy and it is a great way to use minced beef.
Homemade beef burgers are delicious and a popular BBQ idea. So why not make your own, they are cheap to make and taste great.
In this Beef Burger recipe we are going to use Horseradish as the main seasoning, beef and horseradish traditionally go together and the horseradish gives this recipe a bit of a kick.
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The history of the beef burger is a fascinating journey that traces back to the late 19th century, when German immigrants brought the concept of minced meat patties to the United States.
The term "hamburger" is derived from Hamburg, Germany, where a similar dish called the "Hamburg steak" was popular. As these immigrants settled in America, they began to serve their version of the dish, which eventually evolved into what we now recognize as the hamburger.
The first recorded instance of a beef burger being served in a bun is often attributed to Louis Lassen, a Danish immigrant who opened a small lunch wagon in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1900. His creation quickly gained popularity, leading to the rise of burger joints across the country.
By the 1920s, the hamburger had become a staple of American cuisine, thanks in part to the advent of fast-food chains like White Castle, which standardized the production of burgers and made them accessible to the masses. Over the decades, the beef burger has continued to evolve, with countless variations and toppings emerging, solidifying its status as an iconic symbol of American food culture.
25 mins Prep.
5 mins Cooking.
Time
Without the bun
Calories: 240
Protein: 21g
Fat: 17g
Carbohydrates: N/A
Fiber: N/A
Sugar: 0.5g
Nutrition
Servings
Difficulty
Find out more about the humble beef burger, often called just a burger here
You are going to need a Burger Press for this recipe. You could mould them by hand but if you are going to make a homemade burger you might as well do it right.
Cost to make:
£3.83/ $4.85(Est.)
Equipment:
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Burger Press,
How to make a Beef Burger
Hamburgers date back to the 19th century and the modern Beefburger was developed as demand for more affordable food that could be eaten outside or on the go.
This Beefburger recipe adds a twist to the original beefburger, traditionally Beef & Horseradish always go together, so we have combined this Beefburger with Horseradish to give it a taste of it's own.
Horseradish has been well known for it's medicinal qualities as far back as the 15th centure, ancient Greeks used it as a rub for muscle pain.
It is also concidered an aphrodisiac ? .
Cuisine:German
ingredients
1 Red Onion
1 teaspoon of lazy garlic or 1 crushed cloves
2 tablespoons of Hot Horseradish
Salt & Pepper to season
Cooking Instructions
- Fine dice the red onion or process in a food processor with the garlic
- In a mixing bowl , mash up the minced beef with your hands.
- Add the processed onions & garlic and mix together with a fork or hands.
- Add the Hot horseradish to the meat and mix well with a fork.
- Season with Salt & Pepper
- Divide the mixture up into 4 equal sized balls.
- Using a 'Burger Press' , Press out 4 Quarter pounders
- Refrigerate the burgers for about an hour , until cold and set.
- Cook the burgers off in a griddle pan or on a BBQ for about 4 minutes each side , or until fully cooked and browned.
If you don't want to use all of the burgers at once you can wrap them up in clingfilm and freeze them.
When cooking these burgers from frozen, cook them slower on a lower heat and flatten them with a fish-slice as they cook.
