A quick everyday classic
Recipe for cheeseburger
Almost since the origin of the burger, people have come up with countless variations. Everything from the simple hamburger to the large café burgers that seemingly expand the concept infinitely.
This cheeseburger is very simple yet tastes fantastic in its simplicity, whether as a quickly prepared lunch dish or as a dinner meal with more sides.
Editorial: See also this cheeseburger with homemade burger bun with potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 pcs. Burger Bun Buy the one you like best or make it yourself.
- 200 gram Ground Beef Ask for about 15% fat from the butcher or in the store.
- 2 slices cheese Cheddar is classic, otherwise any sliced cheese
- Pickles Try pickling yourself and play with the flavors
- Ketchup
- Burger Dressing Maybe thousand island
- Sweet mustard
Instructions
- Form the patty from the beef to a size that is about 2-3 cm larger than the circumference of the bun.
- Fry the patty in butter on the pan until it reaches the desired color. If you have bought freshly ground meat from the butcher, you can usually make a patty that is red in the middle. If you buy the meat in the supermarket, you should cook it through to kill most bacteria.
- Press in the middle of the patty during frying and notice when the color of the liquid that comes out turns clear.
- When it’s done, flip it and put the cheese on. Take the pan off the heat and let the cheese melt while you warm the bun.
- You can either warm the bun in the oven, or you can cut it in half and fry the inside on the pan from the patties for a couple of minutes until it’s crispy, adding a bit of extra butter to the pan – this gives a soft bun with a crispy inside.
- Spread the bun with ketchup and add the patty, burger dressing, sweet mustard, and pickles.
- Close it with the top half of the bun spread with ketchup and serve immediately.